How a Carnivorous Mushroom Poisons Its Prey
Scientists have known for decades that oyster mushrooms feasted on roundworms—and they’ve finally figured out how their toxins work -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How great gray owls find prey under deep blankets of snow
A trio of researchers from the University of California, Discover Owls and the University of Washington has discovered how great gray owls are able to find and capture voles under two feet of snow. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal.....»»
Redfall: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
Redfall is an upcoming Xbox exclusive from the studio behind Prey and Dishonored. Here's everything we know about the mysterious, vampire-slaying co-op shooter......»»
Tale of terroir: Porcini mushrooms evolved to local environment
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers worldwide as the porci.....»»
A hard pillbug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey
The phrase "to swallow one's tongue" has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several languages to mean everything from falling silent to a general feeling of fear. While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow.....»»
High-speed video captures how cannibalistic mosquito larvae snag their prey
Two species launch their heads like a harpoon; a third relies on tail sweeps. Enlarge / Mosquito larvae under a microscope. Certain predatory species feed on the larvae of their rival mosquito species. (credit: Boonyakiat Chaloem.....»»
Sorry, prey. Black widows have surprisingly good memory
Despite their tiny brains, spiders show some complex cognitive calculations. Enlarge (credit: Robert Llewellyn / Getty Images) Black widows must despise Clint Sergi. While working on his Ph.D. in biology at the Universit.....»»
Sorry, Prey. Black Widows Have Surprisingly Good Memory
Despite having tiny arthropod brains, spiders in a new experiment showed some complex cognitive calculations......»»
Plasticine models may underestimate predation bias
Predation (including parasitism) is an ecological process through which biodiversity is shaped and maintained. Sentinel plasticine prey has been increasingly used to estimate predation pressure. However, the use of plasticine caterpillars may bias th.....»»
Prey for the Devil’s ending explained
Prey for the Devil's ending is a little bit shocking: Here's how everything unfolds......»»
These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm
New research shows that birds of prey attempting to grab a bat from a roiling mass of the flying mammals have developed a way to cope with the confusion......»»
Building a better Predator: Behind the visual effects of Hulu’s horror hit Prey
The visual effects team behind some of the most exciting scenes in Prey reveal how they reimagined the Predator and its signature elements for the film......»»
Mushroom that grows on insects could help develop new anti-viral medications and cancer drugs
The Cordyceps mushroom is best known for its gruesome eating habits: famously, its spores infect insects and kill them, growing into fully-fledged fruiting bodies that sprout from the insects' flesh. But Cordyceps also has significant medicinal poten.....»»
Ohio foragers are accidentally poisoning themselves with lethal mushrooms
The morel of the story: Don't forage for mushrooms. Enlarge / Deadly poisonous mushroom Destroying Angel (Amanita virosa) is seen in Otomin, Poland on September 29. In Poland, there are several hundred mycelial poisonings every year. (.....»»
Wolf spider"s hunting rate may peak at 85 degrees
Since the mid-20th century, ecologists have been studying how the availability of prey affects the rate at which predators kill and consume it. Depending on the animals and the ecosystem, predators do tend to consume more prey as more of it becomes a.....»»
The science of why hawks are one of nature"s deadliest hunters
The sight of hundreds of thousands of bats streaming from their roost at dusk is one of nature's great spectacles. Swarms can be so dense they resemble rising smoke at a distance. But the aerial antics of the birds of prey that hunt them are just as.....»»
The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is out, and it looks pretty solid
Illumination's changes to familiar Mushroom Kingdom characters are finally confirmed. Enlarge / Super Mario as he'll look in the series' first full-length CGI-animation film. (credit: Nintendo / Illumination) The Super Mario B.....»»
Harpoon heads, sweeping tails: How predatory mosquito larvae capture prey
With striking high-speed video footage, scientists have for the first time detailed how predatory mosquito larvae attack and capture prey in aquatic habitats. Published today in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, this new research sh.....»»
Exploring the evolutionary benefits of bone weight
If you need to lurk at the bottom of a water body waiting for prey, it is wise to stay motionless without resisting against the buoyant forces of water. To do so you need a kind of diving belt that helps to sink. One large amphibian species Metoposau.....»»
Coyotes in New York City do not need to rely on human food
Researchers in New York City have analyzed the DNA of urban coyotes and discovered that the coyotes eat a variety of native prey species and supplement this diet with human-sourced food items. The study is published in PeerJ......»»
Examining molecular components that are responsible for generating the action potential in the Venus flytrap
To hunt flies and other small animals, the Venus flytrap has to be faster than its prey. To do so, it has developed a catching organ that can snap shut in a fraction of a second and is controlled by the fastest signaling networks known in plants. An.....»»