Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

The strange globes crowning Bocydium’s body resemble globs of Cordyceps, an insect-killing fungus common in rainforests. Though the pronota are large, they’re also hollow and lightweight ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6 Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard biologist who has died at age 92, is most famous for his contributions to evolutionary ...

A rare Amazon cold wave dropped temperatures drastically, prompting researchers to study its effects on wildlife. While most ...

And it's eating a banana. One of over three thousand types of fruit that grow in the rainforest. There's an insect too! A butterfly. They can taste fruit through their feet. Imagine that!

In the South American rainforest you’ll find insects, sloths, and howler monkeys here. Coming next is the main canopy at 20-30m. It’s home to birds and acts a bit like an umbrella, shading the ...

It's not always cosy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg ...

During the cold wave, the rainforest was unusually quiet.' Insect Biodiversity in the Peruvian Andes Kim Lea Holzmann and Pedro Alonso-Alonso from the University of Würzburg's Biocentre are ...

Cold Caused Unusual Calm in the Rainforest Mammals also did not appear in front of the camera traps as often in the cold. Unlike insects, they can keep their body temperature constant.