Spiders Watch Their Diets Too, Study Says
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They might not actually count the calories, but spiders and predatory insects actively seek a balanced diet, according to a new study.
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Radio frequency identification tags, usually used to track commercial products, are helping researchers study the movements of Amazonian peccaries.
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Seals track prey with them, rats sense   nearby objects with them and robots could soon be using   whiskers in a similar way to see in the dark and avoid   obstacles, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Researchers say elephants can tell whether a human is a friend or foe by their scent and colour of clothing.
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MINNEAPOLIS - The itsy bitsy spider came crawling out of Dottie Brown's kitchen sink, but she was just happy it didn't happen while she was eating the grapes that carried the black widow into her home. "If that thing had come crawling out then," Brown said.
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Predatory insects do not have access to the barrage of diet advice thrust at people, but they still manage to vary what they eat to get balanced nutrition, research shows.
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The hefty arachnids create silken tethers from their feet when they walk, new research shows, making them the only species to use silk for locomotion.
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Owls have been observed using dung as bait to trap beetles for their food, US biologists report.
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Spiders are more scary than terrorists &#151; at least according to a survey of a thousand Britons released Monday.
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PHILADELPHIA _ Dinosaur hunters of the world, grab your picks and hammers!   You've barely scratched the surface, according to a study published this weekday by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College.
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A project that tracks coyotes in real time can pinpoint which animals are at risk of becoming urban pests&#8212;and which households might be to blame.
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30/08/2004 - A new animal study adds to evidence of the health benefits of a low-glycemic-index diet, already getting increasing attention from Europeâs food industry.
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Seals track prey with them, rats sense  nearby objects with them and robots could soon be using  whiskers in a similar way to see in the dark and avoid  obstacles, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Midwestern spiders always get big as they prepare to lay eggs, but this year they're even fatter thanks to a cool, wet summer that sustained their favorite snack &#151; insects.
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SAN DIEGO - Severely cutting calories helps middle-aged mice live longer and healthier, but not smarter, say some Washington University neuroscientists.
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Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work.
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Did your grandmother always tell you to &quot;eat up your greens&quot;? It appears that she may have known something scientists are only now discovering.