Evolution has produced a vast range ofanimal defense strategies, like heavy armor and camouflage abilities. However, nature is also capable of developing some truly odd protection strategies. The ...

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A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them. With unusually long mating appendages and fierce, hissing defenses, these ...

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Marvel's latest superhero movie, "Doctor Strange," worked its magic on audiences over the weekend and led the box office. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "DOCTOR STRANGE") TILDA SWINTON: (As The Ancient One) ...

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...