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Nakridletia
Image: Strashila, redrawn by Bechly after Grimaldi & Engel 2005, fig. 12.6.

Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›
scorpion
Photo credit: Marshal Hedin from San Diego, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Minimal Complexity Problem in Prey Detection by the Sand Scorpion

The scorpion can detect tiny vibrations, of order 1 Angstrom (the size of a hydrogen atom) in amplitude, that emanate from its prey. Read More ›

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