In nature, bright colours can serve as a warning that an animal is venomous or poisonous. Predators learn to avoid brightly coloured ... Indigenous hunters use it on the tips of their blowpipe darts.
But these colours are actually a warning sign. Poison dart frogs produce a powerful toxin on their skin that can be deadly. Indigenous people in South America have used this toxin on the tips of ...
Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders and other insect pests are being transported across the world on cut flowers and potted plants, with the potential to harm nature, according to scientists.
The largest frog leg festival in Florida is back again, serving up thousands of pounds of frog legs and gator. The 34th annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival will kick off Thursday and run through ...
Despite the announcement of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, deadly strikes in Gaza have continued. Gaza’s health ministry said on Thursday morning that at least eight Israeli attacks ...
Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...
Over 90,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with one of these deadly cancers every year. But cancer registry data from England shows that just 42 per cent of patients will live more than a year ...
Poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) gather and concentrate toxic alkaloids in their bodies from certain poisonous insects and other arthropods in their diet. The chemicals seep out onto the skin and ...