14-11-06 Girls of prey are women who chase boys all the time, expressing their affection for them once they have the target. 肉食女就是那些主动追求男性的女性。一旦看见中意的男性,就会如饿虎扑食一样主动表达爱意,且完全不顾旁观者的诧异目光。 As the opposite of...
14-05-08 Theropod(兽脚亚目的) dinosaurs, a group which includes such famous species as Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor, are often regarded as carnivorous and predatory animals, using their sharp teeth and claws to capture and dispatch prey. However, a d...
14-03-12 Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery -- especially in the predator/prey/poison cycle. In nature, bright colors are basically neon signs(霓虹灯) that scream, Don't eat me! But how did prey evolve these characteristics? When did predators...
13-12-13 A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth(秘密) precision, according to new research by a scientist at Queen Mary University of London. The researchers uncovered for...
13-11-29 Seahorses are slow, docile(温顺的) creatures, but their heads are perfectly shaped to sneak up and quickly snatch prey, according to marine scientists from The University of Texas at Austin. A seahorse is one the slowest swimming fish that we know...
13-09-06 A new research study has revealed that the cheetah(猎豹) , the world's fastest land animal, matches and may even anticipate the escape tactics of different prey when hunting, rather than just relying on its speed and agility(敏捷) as previously...
12-12-29 In the period just before they went extinct, the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene were living well off the fat of the land. That is the conclusion of the latest study of the microscopic wear pat...
11-03-30 Insects using vibration to attract a mate are at risk of being eaten alive by killer spiders, Cardiff University scientists have discovered. Studying spider behaviour experts from Cardiff University's School of Biosciences found that the vibrations...
11-03-04 A new paper by University of Calgary researchers, published today in PLoS ONE, demonstrates the edge given to prey in the space race by human activity. The research was conducted by two University of Calgary students, a University of Calgary Post-Do...
10-07-19 In the battle between insect predators(捕食者) and their prey, chemical signals called kairomones(利它素) serve as an early-warning system. Pervasively emitted by the predators, the compounds are detected by their prey, and can even trigger adap...