A population of extraordinary spiders discovered in the coastal dunes north of Alkimos have had their only known habitat ...

Measuring no bigger than 0.2 inches (2.5 centimeters), the sparklemuffin peacock spider is, arguably, one of the cutest ...

Looks are certainly important for the peacock, with his absurdly bright, burdensome train that he shows off to attract a female. Peahens often choose males for the quality of their trains -- the ...

The peacock's quickness might help it escape, but in a face-to-face battle, the cobra's bite would determine the outcome. In nature, interactions between various species usually lead to interest ...

Mexican authorities seized 320 baby peacock turtles being smuggled on a passenger bus on the Mexico City-Puebla highway ...

peacock compared to the shorter tail of the (female) peahen, indicates that males are under stronger sexual selection than females (Figure 1a). However, in species where biparental care is ...

Xander Robin's SXSW-premiering documentary is like a real-life version of Peacock's 'Killing It,' which makes more sense if ...

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

Galliformes include 290 species of quail, pheasants, turkeys, partridges, grouse, peacocks, guans, curassows, and guinea fowl. Prized as game birds and reared for their meat and eggs, these stout ...