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Wasps can live in hives of thousands, but did you know that most wasps are solitary? Get the facts. 
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In this comic book series, follow an entomologist into the world of parasitic wasps. 
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Most people know red and black spotted ladybird beetles as friendly insects that are fun to pick up and watch fly awa...
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Have you ever caught a firefly on a warm summer night? Chances are it was a common eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis)...
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The Dzanga-Sangha rain forest is alive with the sounds of snakes, chimpanzees, birds, insects, and many exotic creatu...
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Many other animals use camouflage -- colors, textures, or patterns that help them blend in with their environment.
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Over 80 kinds of poison frogs live in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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This treehopper looks more like an ant than the flying insect it is. Its costume, called a "helmet," grows...
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Find out about Taiwan's fascinating fluttering insects.
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If you ever find a pseudoscorpion in your bathtub, don't worry! These tiny arachnids are harmless to humans.
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Since he was a boy, Vladimir Ovtsharenko has been fascinated by nature. Growing up, he loved collecting spiders, beet...
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Based on fossils of ancient dragonflies, we know these winged insects have been soaring around for at least 300 milli...
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It only seems like the world's entire ant population attends your picnics.
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A rotting log is a mighty tasty meal -- if you're a termite. Termites not only eat wood, some kinds live in it, too....
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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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A firefly's light seems rare and magical. Yet there are many living things that blink, glow, flash, and glitter. The...
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Most amphibians start their lives in water, and grow up to live on land. But axolotls live their whole lives in water...
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If you looked at the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag with a microscope, you'd probably find millions of tiny creatur...
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Some people may call invertebrates spineless because they lack a backbone or spine! But these amazing creatures are t...
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The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor ba...
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Unlike modern reptiles, pterosaurs weren't covered in scales. They were covered in fuzz! Pterosaurs kept warm with a...
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Scientists figured out a way to take genes from one species and stick them inside the DNA of another species. When a...
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If you watched an American black bear lumbering through the forest, you might not notice anything unusual about how i...
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Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...
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Not all spiders spin webs to catch their meals. When night falls in Australia, the white-tailed spider hunts its prey...
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Vietnam is a country of amazing biodiversity, including many rare and unusual species. One fascinating example is the...
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Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.
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When he was 8 years old, Theodore Roosevelt found a seal skull. It would be the first specimen in his very own natura...
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Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When t...
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These tropical freshwater fishes come in so many colors, shapes, and sizes, it's nearly impossible to sum up the fami...
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In 1938, fishermen off the east coast of Africa pulled up a strange creature in their nets.
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This is one of the oldest known dinosaurs!
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This prehistoric relative of living ducks had a long neck, tall legs, webbed feet, and a duck-like head.
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Because of the diamond-shaped plates on its back, Stegosaurus was given a name that means "roof lizard." 
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This rare lizard lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. 
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Named in 2000, this dinosaur is hot off the "paleo" presses! Unlike the jagged teeth of other troodontids,...
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You hear a buzz, and swat at a mosquito.
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Taiwan's national butterfly is the Broad-tailed Swallowtail butterfly.
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This butterfly once lived in the mangrove forests along the tropical coast of Taiwan.
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The dazzling Magellan's Iridescent Birdwing is found only on Orchid Island, about 60 kilometers off the southeast coa...
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Every fall, over one million Purple Crows journey from northern to southern Taiwan. They spend the winter in warm val...
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The rare Taiwan beech tree grows only in a few forests of northern Taiwan. These are also the only places you'll find...
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In the forests of Central and South America grows the vibrant passionflower with deep red flowers and juicy yellow fr...
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Dug up in the Alxa Desert in China, this is the oldest and most complete therizinosaur ever found.
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This theropod belonged to a group called ornithomimids, also called "ostrich-mimics." 
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Compared to other titanosaurs, Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long. 
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As you can tell from its body plates and tail spikes, this dinosaur is related to Stegosaurus. 
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This horned dinosaur had two long spikes on the back of its frill, the bony extension behind its skull.
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This plant-eating dinosaur was an ornithopod, as are duck-bill dinosaurs. 
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With its bird-like features, this animal was mistaken for a giant bird for a while.
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Flashback to 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert. Deltatheridium scurried among dinosaurs.
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Find out how scientists are using genetics to change the food you eat.
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Discover some of the amazing ways that animals use color to help them survive.
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The gremlin-like, endangered aye-aye makes its home in the tropical forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coa...
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Compared to the continent of Africa, Madagascar may seem small. But this island, the fourth largest in the world, is...
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Its brow horns and snout horn inspired this dinosaur's name, which means "three-horned face."
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About 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the coast of China is the island of Taiwan. Although this country is small, it is...
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Until 1828, pterosaur fossils had been found only in Germany. Then a new kind of pterosaur fossil was discovered in E...
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About 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called Pterodaustro guinazui soared above the coast of what is now Arge...
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The most dazzling feature on many pterosaurs was a spectacular head crest. Tupuxuara leonardii had one of the most im...
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The body of a sawfish may look like a fish, but its long, flat snout sets it apart. Rimmed with razor-sharp points, t...
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This famous long-necked, long-tailed wonder belongs to a group called "sauropods." 
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A dinosaur book led to this paleontologist's lifelong fascination with fossils.
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Many famous dinosaurs, such as T. rex and Triceratops, first appeared in the Cretaceous Period.
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Discover some of the amazing ways that organisms have evolved to keep from being eaten.
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The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.
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The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to su...
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Giant puffballs aren't your typical mushrooms.
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Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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Why does this scientist love studying tiny living things called microbes?
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What would the objects say about you and the time you live in?
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Learn how to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in a few easy steps!
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Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?
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Will these entomOLogists discover which parasitoid wasps belong together? Read this comic to find out!
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The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each o...
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Although the rosy periwinkle stands only one foot tall, in the world of medicine it's a giant.
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What do we have in common with sharks, bluebirds, lizards, and toads? We are all vertebrates, or animals with backbon...
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This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
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The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and...
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Most mammals that live on land use their legs to get around. But the white-handed gibbon relies mostly on its arms. U...
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New Caledonia, a tiny island east of Australia, is the only place where an unusual bird called the kagu is found. Abo...
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Paleontologist Mark Norell answers kids’ questions.
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Explore how Eleanor is protecting the world's animals and plants.