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'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web after surprise discovery
The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.
Common degu: Oversized hamsters with societies governed by pee
Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators.
'Sexy' pterosaur tail should have been nightmare for flying. How did it work?
The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.
Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species
Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.
World's tiniest cat was a palm-sized tiddler that lived in China 300,000 years ago
Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.
New supergiant 'Darth Vader' sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it's absolutely massive
The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars."
Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China
The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.
Why we need parasites, despite them leeching life from others
An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.
