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Life Science Noteworthy

Chip Clark’s Iconic National Museum of Natural History Photos

Fallow deer (Dama dama) in the snow at Klaarfontein Guest Farm

How Terrestrial Animals Survive in Very Cold Climates

Female Opadometa sarawakensis live specimen

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #5 – Opadometa sarawakensis spiders

Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) specimen from River Tigris at Karrada stored in a glass container at the Natural History Museum in London

The Riverine Bull Sharks of Iran and Iraq | A Brief Modern History

Luna Moths illustration by Charley Harper

Natural History Through the Eyes of Charley Harper

Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) in a threat display

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #10 – Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

The Complicated Relationship Between Ants and Whistling Thorn Acacia Trees

Lateral close-up view of the head of a western diamondback rattlesnake with eyes focused forward and head resting on coiled body.

Identifying Rattlesnakes Using Head Scale Patterns

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #2: Sea Sapphires (Genus: Sapphirina)

Mycena chlorophos bioluminescent fungi against a dark background

Bioluminescent Fungi Glow to Trick Insects