Some people love spiders, most people hate them. Journey down the spider iceberg, from adorable peacock spiders to the cordyceps spider disguised as zombie fungus, the Brazilian wandering spider with brutal venom, and the Goliath bird-eater, the biggest spider that’s ever lived. Plus, camel spiders and whip spiders aren’t even […]
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If natural selection favours traits that increase an organism’s ability to survive, how did self-destruction evolve as one of these traits? “Autothysis (from the Greek roots autos- αὐτός “self” and thysia θυσία “sacrifice”) or suicidal altruism is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion […]
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Before the dinosaurs, before trees, before jaws even existed trilobites were already thriving in Earth’s oceans. This video uncovers their bizarre adaptations, ancient conga lines, rock-made eyes, and how they outlived not one but two of history’s worst mass extinctions. #LindsayNikole #trilobite #paleontology #evolution #prehistoriclife Listen to the podcast here! […]
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