How does evolution invent entirely new things, like limbs, wings, and venom? Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll joins us to reveal the hidden rules behind nature’s creativity and the genetic ...

Encountering rattlesnake venom is something many of us would prefer to avoid. But for a research team from the University of South Florida, this venom may hold the key to species evolution and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Embrgoed for publication until April 23, 2025) – Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by studying rattlesnake venom — and what ...

Researchers show that the adaptation of antlions to their ecological niche has also changed their venom. They compared the venom system of antlion and closely related green lacewing larvae. Antlions ...

The arthropods can tailor their toxins depending on whether they are hunting prey or defending themselves from predators, according to a new study. By Andrew Chapman A giant centipede’s many wriggling ...

An antlion (Euroleon nostras) waits in its sand pit for prey insects that fall or run into the funnel. Normally you can only see its sickle-like pincers sticking out of the sand. The larvae of ...