Hurricanes can be a devastating force—leveling trees, erasing beaches and damaging homes. But what do they do to wildlife? The answer ranges from the good to the bad to the ugly. Hurricanes sometimes ...

The wobbly, lanky arachnids known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs may be overlooked as predators of small vertebrates such as ...

An image of a beige frog accompanied by the text "It Is Wednesday My Dudes" was a prominent meme in the mid-2010s. Here's the ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead.

The sounds of summer always bring forth a chorus of amphibious croaks. For most, these are mating calls of frogs posturing to ...

While some animals form lifelong bonds and elaborate courtship rituals, others take reproduction in a far darker direction. In this video, we explore the strange and unsettling world of sexual ...

Crouched over the leaf litter, where dry leaves accumulate on the forest floor, a researcher tries to capture a distinct ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A team of researchers at the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project decided to use new advancements ...

Frogs may appear harmless, but many species are highly efficient predators equipped with specialized hunting adaptations. Their elastic tongues can launch in fractions of a second, allowing them to ...

When it comes to laying eggs, tree frogs have some unusual habits. Instead of always laying their eggs on tree branches where they usually live, they often lay their eggs on the ground. But why would ...