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Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

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Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

Sarcastic fringeheads have a truly spectacular threat display: they open their mouths until they’re gaping wide, displaying two rows of teeth and fluorescent cheeks

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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Ostriches on the savanna

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Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps

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Temnothorax rugatulus ants

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Lazy ants lay eggs for their industrious sisters to eat

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Medaka fish

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Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us

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Mud eel's wonky body may help it ambush prey

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Mud eel's wonky body may help it ambush prey

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two dead zombie soldier beetles attached to aster flowers

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Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death

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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

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São Tomé grosbeak

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World's largest canary discovered on island of giants and dwarfs

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Translucent helmeted cockroach looks like an alien with a halo

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Translucent helmeted cockroach looks like an alien with a halo

A new species of cockroach has been found in a lava cave in Vietnam, and has strange behaviours to match its bizarre appearance

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Caterpillars vibrate anuses to send food and shelter alerts

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New beetle species bites army ant’s butt and hitches a ride

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Plant keeps moths captive inside its fruits for almost a year

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Parasite turns wasp into zombie then drills through its head

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