With its striking yellow and black coloration, the cyanide millipede is a vivid reminder that small doesn’t mean harmless. Evolution has led to some truly remarkable defense systems in the animal ...

Millipedes come in one basic shape but many sizes. When they aren’t curled into a tight ball, millipedes are easily recognizable thanks to their long, cylindrical bodies and dozens, sometimes hundreds ...

At night, we saw a vicious predator attacking a much larger prey. In the morning, we saw the brightest red blood I have ever seen. We were not anywhere near African big game. A larval insect was the ...

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