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Snake that hunts with fake spider on its tail shocks scientists
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (644+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 10:00 AM EDT True to its name, Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) has a rather novel strategy. It uses a tail that looks like a spider to lure birds trying to eat the decoy spider. When the time…...
New data flips the narrative on how lions and hyenas interact in the wild
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (437+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 12:00 AM EDT In The Lion King, the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were at the evil lion Scar’s every beck and call. And while the Disney team probably didn’t spend an extensive amount of time observing lions and…...
Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right
1+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM EDT “There is a touch of mystery to spirals,” explained University of British Columbia zoologist Alexandra Weber. “We are only beginning to understand how these shapes are produced in animals, such as our looping intestine, snail shells,…...
How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (513+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026 11:03 AM EDT Earlier this year, a team of researchers in Virginia spent more than eight weeks tracking down Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) nests, employing a technique that seems straight out of ancient Greece’s Minotaur myth. The…...
Narwhal tusks are twisty, magical mathematical marvels
3+ week, 5+ day ago (658+ words) Published Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) tusks may not really be magical, but they do have some mathematical magic. Their tusk is actually made up of two spirals (or helices) instead of one. The tusk’s outer structure twists to…...