Male Japanese quails produce a strange seminal foam that appears to enhance the chances of successfully fertilizing an egg.

CANBERRA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers working alongside cavers have uncovered a remarkable trove of eyeless, cave-adapted invertebrates including spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, and, ...

The infamous box jellyfish developed its frighteningly powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimp, so their struggle to escape wouldn’t damage its delicate tentacles ...

A recent study published in Nature confirmed that Bogong moths navigate using the starry sky of the Milky Way, a capability previously recorded only in humans and some migratory birds, making them the ...

Anxiety, the psychological and physiological state characterized by an anticipation of potential threats and a heightened ...

Soil invertebrates, such as termites, ants and earthworms, are found across diverse ecosystems worldwide. By disturbing the soil, they create distinct biological structures such as termite mounds ...

A Chinese-foreign research team has discovered that soil invertebrates — such as termites, ants, and earthworms — play a crucial role in enhancing soil fertility, improving soil structure and ...

CANBERRA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Recent underwater footage and field surveys have exposed the devastating impact of South Australia's persistent harmful algal bloom, as scientists report widespread reef ...

THE present volume is an attempt to fill what has long been recognized as a very definite gap in text-books of zoology in English. In the preface the author states that her intention was to treat ...

Centipedes are alien looking arthropods that boast some pretty crazy looking adaptations. But is there actually a reason to ...

Invertebrates make up 95 per cent of the world's described species. In Australia there are roughly 320,000 non-marine invertebrates both described and yet to be named.