Predators
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Spiders hoist big prey with silk 'pulleys' — and now scientists know howIngenious web construction allows tangle web spiders to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Whodunit solved when 'sword' is found embedded in thresher sharkIt's a mystery why a swordfish stabbed a thresher shark to death, but it's possible they were competing for food.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Alien-like photo shows eel dangling out of heron's stomach in midairThe eel probably thought "not today" as it burrowed out of the heron's stomach.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Snakes disembowel toads and feast on the living animal's organs one by oneFor the first time, scientists have observed snakes disemboweling toads to dine on their organs.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Fossilized 'ocean lizard' found inside corpse of ancient sea monsterAn ichthyosaur devoured a thalattosaur about 240 million years ago.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Weird 'broomstick' necked Triassic reptile named after mythical Greek sea monsterThese strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey.
By Laura Geggel Published
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High-speed video shows every second of a praying mantis's lethal strikeResearchers captured slow motion video of praying mantis strikes, revealing what makes these insects such effective predators.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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5 reasons hyenas like Harley Quinn's 'Bruce' are amazingHarley Quinn has a hyena friend in the movie "Birds of Prey," but even without supervillain sidekicks, hyenas are super-awesome.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Remains of a Massive Jurassic 'Sea Monster' Found in a Polish CornfieldPaleontologists in Poland unearthed the jaws and teeth of a pliosaur, an ancient marine reptile with a bite more powerful than that of T. rex.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
