Bat colonies can reach truly enormous sizes, some with millions of bats pouring out to feed each night, and one cave in Texas ...

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from ...

Currently, there are only 11 known “supergiant” and nine “giant” Bathynomus species, with several awaiting formal description, according to the study. B. vaderi is only the second recorded ...

Intriguing examples of craftiness, deception and dishonesty in nature. Creatures camouflaged, the harmless mimicking the ...

Here’s how it works. Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II. The newly named species, Tameryraptor markgrafi ...

It is indeed wonderful camouflage. This is the angle shades moth in its characteristic resting position. By wrinkling and ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane ...

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So far, this new species has only been found near the Spratly Islands in Vietnam, but further research will probably confirm its presence in other parts of the South China Sea. Giant isopods like ...

Tami Gingrich details some all-natural items — pine cones, nuts, cocoons and more — that can be collected to create beautiful ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi ... making it one of the largest known isopods. The species is named "vaderi" because its head resembles Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star ...