Category Animals

Spiders Hold Fireflies Captive, Using Their Light to Lure Insects

“`html ShareShare by: Copy URL Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this piece 3Join the discussionFollow usPrioritize our content on GoogleNewsletterSign up for our newsletter A fresh investigation reveals that nighttime spiders have been documented ensnaring lightning bugs and keeping…

Mushroom Sprouts on Frog: A Baffling Sight.

Fungal experts proposed that the mushroom might belong to the genus Mycena.(Image credit: Lohit Y T)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this articleJoin the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletter…

Kermit’s Ancient Namesake: A 270-Million-Year-Old Fossil

This is the petrified cranium of a primeval amphibian called after Kermit the Frog.(Image credit: Brittany M. Hance, Smithsonian/Cal So.)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this articleJoin the conversationFollow usAdd us as a favored source on…

Rare Azure Frog Spotted at Conservation Training

“`html Wildlife managers at a sanctuary in the northern Kimberley area of Australia came across the amphibian after it jumped into their workspace.(Image credit: Jake Barker/Australian Wildlife Conservancy)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this articleJoin the…

Frog-killing fungus: Can little saunas rescue them?

(Image credit: Anthony Waddle)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this articleJoin the conversationFollow usAdd us as a favored source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletter Globally, frog populations are being eradicated by the chytrid fungus. A minimum…

Frog Skin: Breathing and Drinking

An African bullfrog, plunged in shallow water, is able to employ its exterior to both respire and hydrate.(Image credit: Tim Platt via Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 1Join the conversationFollow usAdd us…