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A newly recognised species of scorpion (Tityus achilles) that can spit venom

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Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defend itself

A scorpion discovered in South America can spray venom out of its stinger and hit targets up to 35 centimetres away

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The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehog

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‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia

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Heart cockle shells

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Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics

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A pygmy blue whale calf drinking its mother's milk

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Blue whale mother caught feeding her calf on video for first time ever

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Vivid snake species with blue lips and yellow eyes is new to science

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Two common frogs mating

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Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

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Brush-footed spider

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Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution

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Two thick-billed murres

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Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immediate benefit

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A zebrafish

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Zebrafish produce sunscreen to protect their embryos from UV light

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A whiptail lizard

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Lizards on a US Army base are stress eating due to helicopter noise

When loud helicopters or fighter jets pass overhead, Colorado checkered whiptail lizards spend less time moving around and more time eating and their levels of the stress hormone cortisol rise

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Lion infected with covid-19 probably passed it on to two zoo workers

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Dolphins that help humans catch fish are more likely to survive

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Wolves are eating sea otters after depleting an Alaskan island’s deer

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Elephant trunks are very dexterous because they are so wrinkly

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