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Do fish favor one side of their bodies for certain behaviors? This might be a question you’ve never considered, but it makes sense to think about. Using the example of humans, a (sometimes problematic) tendency that we exhibit even when … Continue reading
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Jumping spiders are known for their ability to leap and from one point to another, a mechanism that can assist in escape as well as predation, as jumping spiders pounce on their prey. As you might imagine, high velocity jumps … Continue reading
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Except the night owls, most humans tend to stay active during the day and rest to recharge during the night. Similarly, most animal species are adapted to be active during specific periods of the day and these activity periods make … Continue reading
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A study by Dr. Ronald P. Hall and his colleagues focuses on how bats become specialized to eat different foods and live in different environments; it shows us how the senses are a really important part of being well adapted … Continue reading
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The phytophagous—plant feeding—insects interact with their host plants through various signaling information, such as smell and taste, as well as visual and tactile information. Scientists have conducted extensive research on the role of host plants’ odors on pest orientation. In … Continue reading
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Animals living in natural ecosystems often live with the background noise produced by water features or insect calls, for example. This background noise can interfere with an organism’s abilities to effectively distribute their acoustic signals or perceive other acoustic signals … Continue reading
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Many neuroscientists have studied the development of Individual Recognition in the natural world, which is the ability of one organism to recognize another and change their behavior in response. For instance, the simplest type of individual recognition (called binary individual recognition) … Continue reading
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Flying insects, such as mosquitoes, have evolved the ability to evade looming objects such as predators and swatting hands. This is a useful skill since the intended blood hosts of mosquitoes often exhibit defense behaviors, like swatting or tail swishing, … Continue reading
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You’re walking through the forest on a warm summer day, and you feel the familiar sting of a mosquito biting your arm. As you swat away the fly you notice a smattering of other bites you have accrued throughout your … Continue reading
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Wolves (Canis lupus) are predators. Beavers are foragers. They both use their keen sense of smell to survive. That much is clear. But wolves have the overwhelming advantage in speed and you might think they take advantage of that to … Continue reading
