#biology

The Christmas Island Red Crab: A Migration Timed by the Moon On Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, the forest floor is home to tens of millions of bright red land crabs. For

Every vaccine, every IV drug, every surgical implant you will ever receive was tested by an animal that has barely changed in 450 million years. Blue blood. Horseshoe crabs don't use hemoglobin like we

“All Fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once.” Terry Pratchett At the market the other day, I saw a mushroom grow kit, and I decided to give it a try. I like the idea of growing your own food,

Slugs are not the most charismatic of creatures, and we have a variety of them around these parts. You can find them on trails when the conditions are cool and moist, particularly in the fall and spring.

Photo of Cymothoa exigua in the mouth of a fish. Original photographer unknown. Just imagine opening a fish’s mouth and finding that its tongue has been replaced by a parasite. This is an interesting example

The Gibbon: Songs, Territories, and the Acrobat of the Canopy The gibbon moves through the forest canopy by brachiation — swinging hand over hand beneath branches — at speeds exceeding 55 kilometers per