Damn, spider. Why you so hairy?
They may put Little Miss Muffet off her curds and whey – but a spider’s hairs are crucial to its survival. Many people suffer from arachnophobia, a treatable phobia of spiders. But what is...
Tagged: zoology
Can Giraffes Float?
An online debate on this subject spurred Dr Darren Naish to investigate it further using computational analysis to predict a giraffe’s buoyancy in water and its potential swimming ability.
Queen Bee Turns out to be a Commoner
A recent study into the genetics of bees has shed light on the hereditary of the illustrious Queen Bee.
