An even closer look showed ... Thus, for a mite to catch a ride, all it needed to do was move a few steps closer to the arriving hummingbird. Once it landed, it would remain in the bird's nostrils ...

What do clover mites look like? Clover mites are one of the larger species of plant-eating mites, with adults usually measuring between 0.03 and .033 inches (.75-.85 millimeters) long. Their ...

“Looks like they are playing dead, so funny!” one woman wrote. “The local magpies do the ... said the birds were simply sunbathing and “and ‘anting’ to get rid of feather mites”.

“Are birds superstitious, I wonder? Do they believe in charms ... snakeskin to see if the skin warded off critters like fleas and mites or reduced the nest’s harmful microbes.

One Maidu and Wintun woman discovered what happens when floating tule on water. The growth of life might be able to limit ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...

Some fear we’ll be buried in brimstone; others expect to be extinguished by A.I. But is there comfort to be found in our ...

New Zealand is home to a fascinating range of blood-feeding creatures.

As the warmer weather becomes a breeding ground for all kinds of leaf-destroying bugs, plant-owners should be warned to make ...

A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.