More than 40 percent of all known chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. Among those species is a group called ...

This newly-discovered species is being called the “death-ball sponge” for its appendages, which end in orbs and are covered in micro-hooks meant to capture prey.

While spiders may be scary to interact with, they have many unique behaviors that can make them fun to learn about! Because spiders are so tiny, it may be hard to observe these interesting behaviors ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Bromeliaceae were surveyed for petal appendage morphology using light and scanning electron microscopy. Three general morphological types ...

The purpose of this paper has been to consider the relationship between stature and the length of the upper and lower appendages in man. The data represent both children and adults of both sexes. The ...

Just as Spider-man has his spidey sense to warn him when danger's near, the bizarre tentacled snake has its own special system for sensing an approaching meal, a new study says. The reptile uses its ...

Due to a variety of recent innovations in bio-mechanical technology, prosthetic limbs are becoming more functional, better connected to the human body, and, attitude-wise, a lot more Furiosa. But most ...

HEFEI — Inspired by the agility of elephant trunks and octopus tentacles, a team of scientists from a Chinese university has developed a highly dexterous spiral soft robot arm comparable to the human ...

When Habelia optata first skittered into public consciousness more than a century ago, scientists didn't know what to make of it. The long-extinct sea predator, which flourished during the middle ...