Sidewinder – Crotalus cerastes, inconic venomous rattlesnake from desert ... unique sideways locomotion that minimizes contact with hot sand. During winter, some species of venomous snakes hibernate ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

If we lived in an ordinary time—time here being understood in the long, unhurried sense of a geologic epoch—it would be nearly impossible to watch a species vanish. Such an event would occur ...

Despite their tiny size, Africanized Bees cause an alarming amount of fatalities. Known as “killer bees,” these insects are more aggressive than other bee species and contribute to the average of 62 ...