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Some Sea Slugs Shed Their Bodies and Grow New Ones From the Head
Two sacoglossan sea slug species can shed the main body—including the heart—and regenerate a new body from the surviving head.
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Scallops Have Up to 200 Eyes—and Their Eyes Use Mirrors
Scallops can carry up to 200 tiny blue eyes along the edge of their mantle. Instead of focusing light like our eyes, each eye uses a…
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Sperm Whales Blow Bubbles While Resting Vertically
Sperm whales can rest nearly upright beneath the surface. New 2026 research suggests bubble releases help them fine-tune buoyancy while they drift.
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Hagfish Make Slime That Can Clog a Predator’s Gills
Hagfish can release a fibrous slime that expands in seawater and interferes with a fish predator’s gills. Then the hagfish can knot its own body to…
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Leaf-Tailed Geckos Can Disappear Against Tree Bark
Some Madagascar leaf-tailed geckos hide against bark by flattening their bodies, blurring their edges and matching lichen. Here’s how it works.
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Tardigrades Can Dry Out and Survive. Being a Water Bear Is Complicated.
Tardigrades can enter a dormant state during drying, but they are not indestructible. Their survival depends on species and conditions.
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Bombardier Beetles Fire a Hot Chemical Spray in Rapid Pulses
Bombardier beetles repel predators with a hot, pulsed chemical spray. X-ray studies revealed how their internal structures control each burst.
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Some Sea Cucumbers Eject Internal Organs to Escape Predators
Some sea cucumbers expel digestive organs or sticky defensive tubes to evade predators, then regenerate lost tissue. Here’s how it works.
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Vampire Squid Are Neither Vampires Nor True Squid
The vampire squid doesn’t drink blood or hunt like a true squid. Instead it collects marine snow with sticky feeding filaments in the oxygen-poor deep.
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Platypuses Hunt With Their Eyes Closed. The Bill Does the Searching.
Platypuses close their eyes, ears and nostrils while diving, relying on sensory receptors in their bills to locate underwater prey.