WebNews
Please enter a web search for web results.
NewsWeb
At 7cm long it's not only the biggest wasp in the world but the deadliest thanks to its 6mm stinger " just how deadly is it? | Discover Wildlife
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (313+ words) This giant wasp would not be a welcome guest at your picnic, says Kitty Aldis With its supersize proportions, the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), also known as the northern giant hornet or the "murder hornet, takes the title as…...
It was a 2-metre-tall, 500kg prehistoric monster pig with bone-crushing jaws " one of the most ferocious predators ever to have lived
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (514+ words) These huge, terrifying, prehistoric pig-like creatures were the t-Rex of their day, says Will Newton Known as 'terminator pigs or "hell pigs" entelodonts are just as terrifying as their nicknames suggest, says Will Newton. It"s unclear exactly what group…...
Hundreds of miles. One plastic cap. 307 individual hitchhikers
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (497+ words) Researchers found hundreds of organisms hitchhiking on a plastic bottle cap and warn that this type of pollution could cause invasive species to move into new areas Plastic waste floating in the ocean causes many problems for marine life: killing…...
It spans 7m and contains 50, 000 scurrying creatures that all work together to take down prey
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (362+ words) Living, hunting and raising young together, this social spider forms one of the largest cooperative groups of any arachnid in the world. Most spiders live on their own, becoming social to mate and raise their young before going back to…...
They don't have the strength " so they've turned into a mass killing machine
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (151+ words) In a clip from the BBC's Evolution, Chris Packham explains how ants have evolved to become efficient hunters Ants are a superorganism " a group of organisms of the same species all working together in synergy. Rather than acting as individuals,…...
"Working together they can subdue prey 700 times their weight - even birds aren't safe. .." Inside this terrifying, nightmare web live thousands of spiders ready to pounce
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (565+ words) If one spider is enough to get you sweating, how about webs full of thousands of them? From the spiders of'Mirkwood'to the Acromantulas of Hogwarts'Forbidden Forest, colonies of giant arachnids - usually with a taste for human (or Hobbit) flesh - have…...
"It can reach a height of 55 metres, which would see super-heated water shooting over Nelson's Column were it situated in London's Trafalgar Square"
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (435+ words) Its all-star cast of charismatic megafauna which makes Yellowstone indisputably one of the top wildlife attractions anywhere in the world The wildlife of Yellowstone National Park comes into both the big and small categories." And big means big " Yellowstone's species…...
It's deadlier than cyanide and causes paralysis and death. And, unfortunately, there's no known antidote. .." 8 most poisonous BIRDS on the planet
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (905+ words) They say that you are what you eat " and these unassuming birds eat toxins like it's nothing. If you're thinking of some enormous flying creature with teeth or talons carrying deadly venom, you'll need to reign in your imagination. No…...
Researchers took moss from the Californian desert " and found something very weird (and tiny) in it
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (588+ words) Mosses are known for their durability, able to survive anywhere from the peaks of the Himalayas or the sands of Death Valley, to the unforgiving vastness of space While studying California dryland biocrusts (communities of living organisms which inhabit the…...
The vampire spider that drinks human blood and has a liking for smelly socks
5+ day, 57+ min ago (523+ words) Too small to bite a human, this arachnid manages to get a taste of the red stuff elsewhere. Nick Baker introduces us to the vampire spider A vampire spider that drinks human blood and is attracted to smelly socks might…...