Japanese honeybees also use heat as a defence mechanism. When a hornet attacks a hive a group of worker bees generate heat by vibrating their wing muscles, making it too hot for the hornets to handle ...

Snakes are fearsome creatures that you wouldn’t consider to be prey for other predators – but there are some animals that regularly dine on snakes! Birds of prey are able to drop down on unsuspecting ...

The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some very tough prey that will fight back with considerable strength and ...

Spiders swinging lassos, ants setting deadly traps and turtles with deceiving tongues — these animals have the most cunning methods of hunting their prey. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Cats prey on hundreds of threatened, endangered species, with scientists categorizing felines as part of the most “problematic invasive species in the world,” according to a new study. In an ...

Studies determine how prey density affects African wild dogs and lions. Two recently published studies by a Montana State University ecologist reveal new findings about the relationship between ...