What is eats: Scorpions, insects, other rodents and some plant material Why it's awesome: The southern grasshopper mouse is a carnivore that's largely immune to scorpion venom, and howls at the ...

During the day, the badger rests comfortably in an elaborate burrow of its own. Also known as the grasshopper mouse -- the insect is a dining favorite -- the killer mouse is capable of killing ...

Grasshopper mice harbor mutations in a pain-transmitting sodium channel that allow them to prey on highly toxic bark scorpions. Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an ...

Pain isn't any fun, but it's important. It tells you when you're damaging your body, and helps you avoid stuff that might damage it in the future. It's why you don't keep your hand on a hot ...

Grasshopper mice have captured the interest of researchers as they hunt scorpions whose venom could kill a human and whose sting causes us crippling pain. Not only are these mice immune to the ...