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  1. Thundering footsteps warn minute caterpillars of lethal ladybird beetle attacks

    journals.biologists.com/jeb/ar

    Mauduit, E., Matheson, S. M., & Yack, J. E. (2026). Tiny caterpillars assess threats by the footsteps of their enemies. Journal of Experimental Biology, 229(11), jeb252329. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.252329

    #OpenAccess #vibration #predator #prey

  2. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿงฎ๐Ÿ™ Food webs have resisted easy mapping because traditional #ecology depends on physically collecting species.

    Researchers Naoto Ishikawa and Ettore Barbieri teamed up, pairing #predators two at a time and using Bayesโ€™ theorem to calculate likely meals. Tested against 158 documented #ecosystems, their #algorithm rebuilt invisible #foodwebs with more than 80% accuracy.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ phys.org/news/2026-08-mathemat

    #oceans #marine #biology #marinebiology #math #conservation #science #prey #japan

  3. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŒŠ Bush #dogs are rare wild #canids of Central and #SouthAmerica with webbed #feet for swimming and short #legs adapted for the #forest floor.

    Highly social, these elusive pack hunters live in family groups of up to twelve #animals and hunt together to catch #prey.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/what-is-a-bush

    #adaptation #biology #bushdogs #centralamerica #hunting #predators #rainforest #science #wetlands #canines #zoology #mammals #wildlife #nature #panama #habitats #tksst #video

  4. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŒŠ Bush #dogs are rare wild #canids of Central and #SouthAmerica with webbed #feet for swimming and short #legs adapted for the #forest floor.

    Highly social, these elusive pack hunters live in family groups of up to twelve #animals and hunt together to catch #prey.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/what-is-a-bush

    #adaptation #biology #bushdogs #centralamerica #hunting #predators #rainforest #science #wetlands #canines #zoology #mammals #wildlife #nature #panama #habitats #tksst #video

  5. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŒŠ Bush #dogs are rare wild #canids of Central and #SouthAmerica with webbed #feet for swimming and short #legs adapted for the #forest floor.

    Highly social, these elusive pack hunters live in family groups of up to twelve #animals and hunt together to catch #prey.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/what-is-a-bush

    #adaptation #biology #bushdogs #centralamerica #hunting #predators #rainforest #science #wetlands #canines #zoology #mammals #wildlife #nature #panama #habitats #tksst #video

  6. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ NEW: ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŒŠ Bush #dogs are rare wild #canids of Central and #SouthAmerica with webbed #feet for swimming and short #legs adapted for the #forest floor.

    Highly social, these elusive pack hunters live in family groups of up to twelve #animals and hunt together to catch #prey.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/what-is-a-bush

    #adaptation #biology #bushdogs #centralamerica #hunting #predators #rainforest #science #wetlands #canines #zoology #mammals #wildlife #nature #panama #habitats #tksst #video

  7. Movies of the day (4/8)
    ๐ŸŽฌ Meg 2: The Trench(2023)
    ๐ŸŽฌ Prey(2022)
    ๐ŸŽฌ A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits(2016)
    ๐ŸŽฌ The Others(2001)

    ยฉ TMDB

    #Meg2TheTrench #Prey #ACinderellaStoryIftheShoeFits #TheOthers #Action #Comedy #Family #Fantasy #Horror #Music #Mystery #ScienceFiction #Thriller

  8. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿฆด๐ŸŸ A #fossil from #Australiaโ€™s #Cretaceous #Eromanga Sea captured a rare three-tier predator interaction: a #pterosaur eaten by an #ichthyosaur, then both consumed by a giant #pliosaur called '#Kronosaurus queenslandicus.'

    Researchers used #neutron #tomography to identify pterosaur jawbones in the ichthyosaurโ€™s fossilized stomach alongside crushing bite marks from the larger #predator.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ sciencealert.com/epic-turducke

    #paleontology #australia #prey #science #nature #history #gondwana #marine #reptile

  9. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿซถโž• A mathematician at the University of #Lyon has adapted ecological models to map romantic #relationships, using #predator-#prey equations and the Allee effect.

    The model identifies a critical threshold below which relationships decline toward separation, factoring in attraction, forgetting rates, and partner responsiveness. Future #AI versions could warn couples before they hit a danger zone.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-sa

    #math #mathematics #love #science #psychology

  10. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ’ฅ Researchers in the Gulf of #California filmed orcas ramming dead #sunfish so hard the carcasses exploded.

    The high impact strategy breaks #food into smaller pieces for juveniles and may also serve as #play. The sunfishโ€™s rudder like tail seems to make a convenient handle for the #orcas to hold while striking.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    #marine #science #animals #behavior #ethology #mammals #whales #predator #prey #ocean

  11. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‰ According to entomologist George McGavin, the massive whip #spider in #Guyana's #tropical #rainforest is the ultimate animal for hunting in the dark.

    Flattened, fast, and equipped with spiky palps and incredibly long sensory #legs, there is no escape for #prey trapped in its spines.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/whip-spiders-g

    #animals #arachnids #biology #ecology #ecosystem #entomology #wildlife #biodiversity #predators #expedition #exploration #forest #habitat #insects #nature #nocturnal #science #scientists #southamerica #wood #tksst #video

  12. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‰ According to entomologist George McGavin, the massive whip #spider in #Guyana's #tropical #rainforest is the ultimate animal for hunting in the dark.

    Flattened, fast, and equipped with spiky palps and incredibly long sensory #legs, there is no escape for #prey trapped in its spines.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/whip-spiders-g

    #animals #arachnids #biology #ecology #ecosystem #entomology #wildlife #biodiversity #predators #expedition #exploration #forest #habitat #insects #nature #nocturnal #science #scientists #southamerica #wood #tksst #video

  13. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ICYMI: ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‰ According to entomologist George McGavin, the massive whip #spider in #Guyana's #tropical #rainforest is the ultimate animal for hunting in the dark.

    Flattened, fast, and equipped with spiky palps and incredibly long sensory #legs, there is no escape for #prey trapped in its spines.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/whip-spiders-g

    #animals #arachnids #biology #ecology #ecosystem #entomology #wildlife #biodiversity #predators #expedition #exploration #forest #habitat #insects #nature #nocturnal #science #scientists #southamerica #wood #tksst #video

  14. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ NEW: ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‰ According to entomologist George McGavin, the massive whip #spider in #Guyana's #tropical #rainforest is the ultimate animal for hunting in the dark.

    Flattened, fast, and equipped with spiky palps and incredibly long sensory #legs, there is no escape for #prey trapped in its spines.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/whip-spiders-g

    #animals #arachnids #biology #ecology #ecosystem #entomology #wildlife #biodiversity #predators #expedition #exploration #forest #habitat #insects #nature #nocturnal #science #scientists #southamerica #wood #tksst #video

  15. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ‘‚ Researchers at #Florida Atlantic University trained an #AI model to identify what marine #predators eat by analyzing the sounds of #shells being crushed.

    The tool, tested on whitespotted eagle #rays, can distinguish between #prey like #clams and #snails based on chewing #audio and processing time. The team plans to expand the model to other shell crushing #predators such as #crabs.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ news.mongabay.com/2026/06/chew

    #machinelearning #marinebiology #ocean #bioacoustics #shellfish #conservation #research #science #underwater #technology #tech

  16. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿพโš”๏ธ #Africaโ€™s smallest #carnivore, the dwarf #mongoose, doesnโ€™t just wait for danger โ€“ it predicts it.

    Researchers used a decade of #GPS and observational #data from #SouthAfrica to show that groups alter sentinel calls, travel routes, and sleeping spots based on where rival groups are and how threatening they might be.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ popsci.com/environment/dwarf-m

    #wildlife #predator #prey #nature #ecology #animals #science #zoology

  17. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ TIL: ๐Ÿพโš”๏ธ #Africaโ€™s smallest #carnivore, the dwarf #mongoose, doesnโ€™t just wait for danger โ€“ it predicts it.

    Researchers used a decade of #GPS and observational #data from #SouthAfrica to show that groups alter sentinel calls, travel routes, and sleeping spots based on where rival groups are and how threatening they might be.

    ๐Ÿ‘‰ popsci.com/environment/dwarf-m

    #wildlife #predator #prey #nature #ecology #animals #science #zoology