Life
Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds
Insects avoid being eaten by playing dead, because birds are easily distracted by other nearby insects that are still moving
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Environment
Dolphins that help humans catch fish are being disturbed by ship noise
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Life
Pufferfish blink by pulling in their eyeballs and puckering their skin
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Moth species becomes more sexually active when bathed in red light
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Watch a slug use a thin thread of slime as a slide to reach the ground
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Dogs prove they are aware of their own bodies when playing fetch
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Knifefish use electric fields to develop a complex social hierarchy
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Earth
Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth鈥檚 crust
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Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other鈥檚 wings after they have mated
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Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright 鈥� even when unconscious
To get out of an upside-down position, dragonflies do a backwards roll to stabilise their flight 鈥� even when they鈥檙e unconscious, and if their wings are propped open, they do it when they鈥檙e dead
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Naked mole rats mimic the dialect of their colony鈥檚 queen
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Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities
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Humans
Extroverts have more success training their dogs than introverts
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Male mantises fight females to mate – but they get eaten if they lose
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