News tagged with venomous animals
Size matters in lizard research
(PhysOrg.com) -- For a species whose name suggests otherwise, Gila monsters are actually quite shy. Their size and bite are the only monstrous things about these animals, which are the second-largest and one ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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New pseudoscorpion discovered in Yosemite National Park (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- It waits blindly in the darkness of granite caves in Yosemite National Park, moving little to conserve energy.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Brazil fire burns huge collection of dead snakes
(AP) -- A fire in Brazil destroyed what may be the world's largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions that served as the main source for research on many species, scientists said Sunday.
May 16, 2010 |
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Tentacles of venom: New study reveals all octopuses are venomous
Once thought to be only the realm of the blue-ringed octopus, researchers have now shown that all octopuses and cuttlefish, and some squid are venomous. The work indicates that they all share a common, ancient venomous ancestor ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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I know something you don't know -- and I will tell you
Researchers found that wild chimpanzees monitor the information available to other chimpanzees and inform their ignorant group members of danger.
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Snakebite victims absent in health system as most consult traditional healers
Fatal snakebites are a bigger-than-acknowledged global health problem that has been vastly under-reported, according to research presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) annual meeting.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Snake spills venomous secrets: Research shows how the bite of a small texas snake causes extreme pain
Examining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and red serpent called the Texas ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Spider scientists creep up on elusive prey
The summer sun is in full force, yet these scavengers are clutching flashlights.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Genome blueprint for horse and human vaccines
Two strains of Streptococcus bacteria, that have evolved to cause potentially fatal infections in either horses or humans, use the same box of tricks to cause disease. Exploiting their genetic similarities could ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Spider's double beating heart revealed by MRI
Researchers have used a specialised Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner on tarantulas for the first time, giving unprecedented videos of a tarantula's heart beating.
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Prodigal plankton species makes first known migration from Pacific to Atlantic via Pole
Some 800,000 years ago -- about the time early human tribes were learning to make fire – a tiny species of plankton called Neodenticula seminae went extinct in the North Atlantic.
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Gifts from the Gila monster
Who would have thought that Gila monster saliva would be the inspiration for a blockbuster new drug for Type 2 diabetes? Or that medicines for chronic pain, heart attacks, high blood pressure and stroke would emerge from ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Researcher shows how cone snails developed poison gland from spare gut parts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Canadian Louise Page, associate professor at the University of Victoria, BC, has solved a mystery that has perplexed zoologists since early 19th century naturalists first wondered if venomous ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Treadmill tests for poison frogs prove toxic species are more physically fit
The most toxic, brightly colored members of the poison frog family may also be the best athletes, says a new study.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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