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Some mammals hibernate to survive in winter, but the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) employs Dehnel's phenomenon to get through it. This is a metabolic process that enables shrews to conserve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a small brown shrew is about 1/3 of the size of the blue-gloved human hand it is sitting on. In preparation for winter, the common ...

In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy. Then, come spring, the shrew miraculously 'regrows' its shrivelled brain, ...

The marbled orb-weaver spider, Araneus marmoreus (Araneae: Araneidae), is distinguished by its unique inflated, pumpkin-like abdomen. Numerous genome studies have been conducted on Araneidae species, ...

What Are Shrews? Why Do Shrews Form a Train? Why Is the Train Going Around in Circles... While furry critters scurrying around your yard can be alarming, there is something so endearing about a shrew ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest research has ...

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression ...

Araneus ventricosus, also called the orb-weaving spider species, can mimic the signals normally used by female fireflies to manipulate the flashing signals of male fireflies trapped in its web, thus ...

An unassuming orb-weaving spider common across China, Japan, and Korea seems to have the powers of a master manipulator. Araneus ventricosus has been observed catching male fireflies and inducing them ...

Fireflies rely on flashing signals to communicate to other fireflies using light-emitting lanterns on their abdomens. In fireflies of the species Abscondita terminalis, males make multi-pulse flashes ...

Sometimes fireflies shouldn’t follow the light. A single flash from a female usually helps male Abscondita terminalis fireflies find her among tall grasses at dusk. Males are showier, giving off ...