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Mongolian rodents join the ranks of earthworms and beavers as known ecosystem engineers.

His work revealed that sharks use an electromagnetic sense to navigate and detect prey.

When observed under a microscope, guard hairs from mice resemble optical sensors used in thermal cameras to detect heat, according to a new study.

The same toxin targets different receptors in prey and conspecifics to deliver either a lethal or non-lethal blow.

The tropical net-casting spider Deinopis spinosa joins several other arachnid species that can hear sounds from afar without the help of a web, or even ears—an ability that aids its unique hunting tactics.

The Caltech scientist was revered for his work on the neurobiology of birdsong and owls’ ability to home in on their prey.

Insects wearing 3-D glasses detect computer-generated prey.

Spotted coin spider colors are a Swiss army knife of deception, bringing food closer, and keeping assailants at bay.

When a frog’s whip-like tongue hits its prey, its saliva becomes thick and sticky in order to grip the food.

The lizard’s saliva is thick enough to drag a cricket to its alimentary demise, scientists show.

Baby fish show fewer signs of stress in the presence of large fish that scare off midsize predators. 

Monarch and queen caterpillars store toxic compounds from their milkweed diet to ward off predators into adulthood, a new study suggests.

The slug-like marine animals squirt a substance at lobsters that makes the predators lose their ability to smell.

Bamboo sharks still developing in their egg cases respond to a predator presence by ceasing movement and even breathing.

Mites that were attacked by rival species as juveniles attack the young of their former assailants more frequently when they reach adulthood.

Animals can and do eat Archaea.