How a Giant Centipede Hunts From a Cave Ceiling

Inside a humid tropical cave, the ceiling can be as biologically active as the floor. Bats cluster against limestone surfaces, arthropods move through cracks and crevices, and predators exploit opportunities …

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How the Black Skimmer Catches Fish Without Diving

A Black Skimmer glides just above quiet coastal water, its long wings carrying its body only centimeters above the surface. The bird appears almost to be tracing a line across …

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How an Echidna’s Snout Detects Tiny Electrical Signals

An echidna moving across an Australian forest floor can look almost methodical. Its head stays low as it noses through leaf litter, investigates rotting wood and presses its long, narrow …

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