Whenever an animal moves its head, its visual system must compensate to avoid the visual input being blurred or degraded. This process, which is known as gaze stabilization, involves eye movements ...

Tadpoles grow pumped-up tails when stressed out by the threat of predators nearby, a new study finds. These beefed-up tails help the tadpoles escape predators such as dragonfly larvae, according to ...

Wan-Tso Hsu, Chi-Shiun Wu, Jou-chiieh Lai, Yi-Kai Chiao, Chih-Hao Hsu, Yeong-Choy Kam and Sarah Woodley Previous studies showed that Fejervarya cancrivora tadpoles were salt-tolerant (up to 24 parts ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Poison frogs in the genus Dendrobates have very small clutch sizes (2-6 eggs among species for which there are data) and typically transport ...

When it comes to the smallest of creatures, the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together to form "surface tension" lend enough strength to support their mass: think of insects that skip ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Transplanting a whole eyeball is tough. So tough, in fact, that it ...

Eiffinger's tree frogs lay eggs in an isolated water bodies such as a gap between plant stems. Their tadpoles hold onto their poop for months to reduce risk of contaminating their small spawning areas ...

When it comes to the smallest of creatures, the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together to form 'surface tension' lend enough strength to support their mass: think of insects that skip ...

Proving there is always an exception to the rule, it was discovered that a new species of fanged frogs give birth to live tadpoles, instead of dropping fertilized eggs. Limnonectes larvaepartus is a ...

A new study shows that climate change could deliver a one-two punch to amphibians by creating hotter environments home to less-diverse microbe. In a warming world, animals could live or die by what's ...