Queens of the desert

Article Abstract:

The naked mole-rat is a seven-centimeter, pink nearly hairless mammal that lives underground in the acid regions of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in east Africa. Unlike all other mammals, they have lost their warm-blood-edness and have a body temperature only one degree higher than the surrounding ambient temperature.

Australia, Environmental aspects, Naked mole-rat, African mole rats

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Tales from the crypt

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'Burying beetles' as they are commonly called are found throughout northern hemisphere, and live mainly in temperate and alpine habitats. Their lives are far from ordinary, feature murder infanticide and all of these take place in an underground burial crypt where the offspring are raised in a nest on a corpse.

Evaluation, Beetles, Social behavior in animals, Animal social behavior, Animal social behaviour

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Assassins who live with the dead

Article Abstract:

The behavior of the assassin bug nymphs, who disguise themselves by carrying the bodies of their victims on their back, is examined. The African arthropod uses the dead remains both as camouflage and as a protective shield.

Africa, Natural history, Arthropoda, Arthropods, West Africa

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