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4 days ago

The Pistol Shrimp and the Physics of Cavitation The Cone Snail: The World's Most Venomous Gastropod The cone snail hunts fish. This is remarkable enough for a snail — but the mechanism b

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6 days ago

The Tardigrade: Life at the Edge of the Possible The Tardigrade: Life at the Edge of the Possible In 2007, tardigrades became the first animals confirmed to survive direct exposure to ope

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11 days ago

The Pistol Shrimp's Sonic Weapon: A Deeper Look The Pistol Shrimp's Snap: Physics at the Threshold The cavitation bubble produced by the pistol shrimp's snap reaches temperatures compara

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13 days ago

The Clark's Nutcracker: Spatial Memory Beyond Compare The Clark's Nutcracker: Spatial Memory Beyond Compare Every autumn, a small bird in the mountains of western North America harvests seeds

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18 days ago

The Raccoon: Dexterity, Memory, and Urban Genius !The Raccoon: Dexterity, Memory, and Urban Genius(

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25 days ago

The Tarsier: The World's Largest Eyes Relative to Body Size !The Tarsier: The World's Largest Eyes Relative to Body Size(

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about 1 month ago

The Komodo Dragon: Venom, Strategy, and Apex Predation !The Komodo Dragon: Venom, Strategy, and Apex Predation(

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about 1 month ago

The Shark: Six Senses in the Dark Ocean !The Shark: Six Senses in the Dark Ocean(

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about 2 months ago

The Dung Beetle: Navigating by the Milky Way !The Dung Beetle: Navigating by the Milky Way(

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2 months ago

The Sea Cucumber: Liquefying Itself to Escape !The Sea Cucumber: Liquefying Itself to Escape(

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2 months ago

The Mudskipper: The Fish That Conquered Land !The Mudskipper: The Fish That Conquered Land(

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3 months ago

The Peacock Spider: Eight Eyes, Eight Legs, One Dance !The Peacock Spider: Eight Eyes, Eight Legs, One Dance(

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3 months ago

The Gorilla: Gentle Giant and Mirror of Humanity !The Gorilla: Gentle Giant and Mirror of Humanity(

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3 months ago

The Seahorse: The Male That Gives Birth !The Seahorse: The Male That Gives Birth(

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3 months ago

The Firefly: Living Light and the Mathematics of Synchrony !The Firefly: Living Light and the Mathematics of Synchrony(

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