The mexican mole lizard

The spider-tailed horned viper contains the raw ingredients of two of the world’s most common phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and ophidiophobia (fear of snakes). The only way it could possibl

I MET MY FIRST MINOTAUR BEETLE recently. It was a male and he was making his way across my friend’s field, which she manages for wildlife. I stopped and watched him for a few minutes. He walked with p

A serious problem that occurs when small redworm larvae emerge en masse, larval cyathostominosis can threaten life. Tim Mair FRCVS explains the condition and how to avoid it

A new plan is revealed to stop colourful Cuban painted snails from going extinct.

Fungi and insects make for an exciting season, says James Lowen

A good deal of recent media attention has been focused on a plague of “Frankenstein Bunnies” that have been invading Fort Collins in Colorado since 2024. The animals are described as “grotesque, horne