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behaviour

pufferfish

Life

Pufferfish blink by pulling in their eyeballs and puckering their skin

Pufferfish are the only bony fish that can blink – and they do so by sinking their eyeballs deep into their sockets and puckering the skin surrounding the eye together

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moth

Life

Moth species becomes more sexually active when bathed in red light

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slug

Life

Watch a slug use a thin thread of slime as a slide to reach the ground

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dog

Life

Dogs prove they are aware of their own bodies when playing fetch

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knifefish

Life

Knifefish use electric fields to develop a complex social hierarchy

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Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust

Earth

Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust

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Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after they have mated

Life

Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after they have mated

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Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious

Life

Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious

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Naked mole rats mimic the dialect of their colony’s queen

Life

Naked mole rats mimic the dialect of their colony’s queen

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sparrows

Life

Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities

Individual house sparrows show distinct personality types, and they are healthier when they live in groups that reflect a diversity of sparrow personalities

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Humans

Extroverts have more success training their dogs than introverts

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Life

Male mantises fight females to mate - but they get eaten if they lose

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Life

Snakes make their bodies lassos in a strange new climbing technique

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Life

Huntsman spiders stitch leaves together to trap tree frogs

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