The millipede family Siphonorhinidae, of which the new species is an ancient ancestor, still lives today and includes four ...

Tortoises are not known to have sentimental lifestyles, which is why this heartwarming moment caught on camera is so unique.

Xystodesmus fasciatus, with up to 19 segments, was discovered in a Japanese cedar forest on the Satsuma peninsula and is named for its “vividly banded” body made up of alternating “pale-greyish” and ...

During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking snakes. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Tantilla ...

When their luggage was scanned, customs officials were immediately suspicious, and rightfully so. Customs officers make ...

Homeowners can support insect populations by creating pollinator habitats in their yards, even small changes like planting a tree can help.

Farming” behaviour is very unusual in the non-human world. As lyrebirds forage, they cultivate the soil and shore up their own food sources.

The venom from one of the previously known spitting scorpions, the southern African Parabuthus transvaalicus, is known to ...

Yes, some southwestern U.S. and tropical centipedes are enormous, approaching a foot in length. A species in Venezuela is large enough to enter caves where they capture and kill bats. Yes ...

Yes, some southwestern U.S. and tropical centipedes are enormous, approaching a foot in length. A species in Venezuela is large enough to enter caves where they capture and kill bats. Yes ...

14 millipedes and a spider species. (HT Photo) The wildlife will be kept at the airport temporarily before being sent back to Thailand. A senior customs official said the accused travelled in a ...

This video examines an 8-foot-long giant millipede that was the largest of all time. Originating during the late Carboniferous period, the arthropleura existed from 345-290 million years ago before ...