Friday 14 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 159. Bloody nose beetle

This beetle gets its name by producing a foul-tasting, bright red secretion from its mouth. This liquid deters potential predators.

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Mammoth Extinction: Wild and Woolly?

The Woolly mammoth once roamed across vast areas 0f Ice-Age Europe; Asia and even the fringes of North America. The global climate, however...