April 28, 2016 Bizarre ant life rafts have assigned seating It's weird enough that some ant species can work together to build living rafts in the event of a flood.
April 28, 2016 Silvery hairs turn ants into walking mirrors One ant species in the Sahara Desert is covered by a silvery sheen of body hair that acts as a wearable sun shield for the creatures, a new study finds
April 28, 2016 Red crabs swarm like insects in incredible underwater video A strange cloud of disturbed silt in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panama unexpectedly led marine biologists to an incredible sight: thousands of red crabs close to the sea bottom that were "swarming like insects."
April 28, 2016 After their egg is stolen, condors raise foster chick After a California condor pair's egg went mysteriously missing in the middle of the night, the duo is back on track, raising a foster chick that biologists surreptitiously slipped into the birds' mountain nest
April 28, 2016 Amazing blind cavefish walks up rocks and waterfalls When the first water-dwelling creature wriggled up onto land about 400 million years ago, it took the first steps down an evolutionary path that would eventually lead to a diverse range of tetrapods — animals with backbones and four limbs — that navigate the world in a number of ways
April 28, 2016 Toad-eating spider named for famed physicist A spindly toad-eating spider that creates vibrational waves on the water's surface in order to navigate and capture prey has been discovered in Brisbane, Australia, scientists announced at the World Science Festival last week.
April 28, 2016 Birds use alligators as bodyguards Birds may use alligators as bodyguards to protect their nests from hungry raccoons and opossums, but gator payment may come at a steep cost — namely, in the form of the birds' chicks that are dropped into the water, researchers say
April 28, 2016 Why 10,000-plus sharks are hanging out in Florida waters Approximately 10,000 to 12,000 blacktip sharks are currently swimming off the Florida coast, but while these numbers may seem menacing, shark researchers say it's not unusual to see these animals — visible as tiny dark spots in aerial photos and video — in the area at this time of year
April 28, 2016 Tarantula in black: Dark, hairy spider named after Johnny Cash A newly discovered tarantula sports a black coat that is as dark and brooding as its celebrity namesake: the renowned singer Johnny Cash
April 28, 2016 Groundhogs on the menu? The wild history of Punxsutawney Phil Punxsutawney Phil may not know it, but groundhogs were part of the menu on Groundhog Day in the late 1800s
