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How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

Photography
Proof

How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

Photography
Proof

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

Animals

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?

Animals

Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?

Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?

These mysterious moths fly at night in a straight line—but how?

Animals

These mysterious moths fly at night in a straight line—but how?

These mysterious moths fly at night in a straight line—but how?

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

Animals
Photo Ark

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.

Animals

Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.

Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.

Upgraded toilet, natural repellents, and kicking up dirt

Magazine
Breakthroughs

Upgraded toilet, natural repellents, and kicking up dirt

Upgraded toilet, natural repellents, and kicking up dirt

An insect’s surprising way of seeing, and other revelations

Magazine
Breakthroughs

An insect’s surprising way of seeing, and other revelations

An insect’s surprising way of seeing, and other revelations

Bison or buffalo? Possum or opossum? What's the difference?

Animals

Bison or buffalo? Possum or opossum? What's the difference?

Bison or buffalo? Possum or opossum? What's the difference?

Discovery reveals secrets about how ghost orchids reproduce

Animals

Discovery reveals secrets about how ghost orchids reproduce

Discovery reveals secrets about how ghost orchids reproduce

Blood-squirting insects and more tiny creatures flourish in African park

Animals
Last Wild Places

Blood-squirting insects and more tiny creatures flourish in African park

Blood-squirting insects and more tiny creatures flourish in African park

This animal has the biggest ears on Earth (relative to size)

Animals
Weird Animal Question of the Week

This animal has the biggest ears on Earth (relative to size)

This animal has the biggest ears on Earth (relative to size)

6 ghostly animals just in time for Halloween

Weird Animal Question of the Week

6 ghostly animals just in time for Halloween

6 ghostly animals just in time for Halloween

Iconic Joshua trees may disappear—but scientists are fighting back

Environment

Iconic Joshua trees may disappear—but scientists are fighting back

Iconic Joshua trees may disappear—but scientists are fighting back

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