S piders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have , because a stripy insect has just appeared in ...

Farming” behaviour is very unusual in the non-human world. As lyrebirds forage, they cultivate the soil and shore up their own food sources.

Australian researchers have found superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature.

The superb lyrebird scratches through the leaf litter and topsoil while foraging, using its powerful claws to search for invertebrates such as worms, centipedes, spiders, crustaceans and insects.

There is at least one film-documented instance of a wild blue jay using a twig to extract spiders from their hiding places. These clever birds can mimic hawk calls to scare ... which consumes mostly ...