Animal Diversity

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Animal DiversityMicro Biology

Escherichia coli bacteria

Escherichia coli (abbreviated as E. coli) are bacteria found in the environment, foods, and intestines of people and animals. It is a large...

AnatomyAnimal Diversity

Infographic Guide to skeletons

Infographic showing the skeletons to body size of few animals.

Animal DiversityEcologyMicro Biology

Venus’s hair; Thiolava veneris

In 2011, the underwater volcano Tagoro erupted in Canary Islands. The eruption increased water temperature, decreased oxygen and released massive quantities of carbon...

Animal Diversity

Tapanuli orangutan

Pongo tapanuliensis is a new species of orangutan discovered from an isolated population at the southern range limit of Sumatran orangutans, in Batang...

Animal DiversityEthology

Hitchhiking beetle

Nymphister kronaueri is a tiny beetle that lives among ants. The beetle uses its tiny mandibles to clamp down on its host’s abdomen...

Animal Diversity

Hunchbacked shrimp

Epimeria quasimodo was named for Victor Hugo's character, Quasimodo the hunchback, in reference to its somewhat humped back. Extraordinary morphological structures and colors,...

Animal Diversity

Dancers on a rope!

‘When mantises are afraid of something, they raise their arms and spread their wings. It’s their normal defensive behaviour. Winning shot in Nature...

Animal Diversity

Not a flower, but a moth

Elephant hawk moths are nocturnal and therefore feed on flowers that open or produce nectar at nighttime. The elephant hawk moth has incredibly...