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Biology
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With two precise chemical strikes to the brain, this insect overrides its prey's will and leads it by the antennae to its grave.
Biology
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The bile pigment biliverdin dyes their muscles, bones, and tongue, turning a lethal waste product into an unusual cellular shield.
Biology
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How a suicidal larva takes control of an insect's jaws to force it to wait patiently on a blade of grass to be eaten
Biology
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These microscopic animals have lived for millions of years without males thanks to their astonishing ability to absorb genes from fungi, bacteria, and algae after desiccation.
Biology
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It is the only known organism in the entire animal kingdom capable of functionally replacing a complete organ of its host.
Biology
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It injects a handful of cells into its host's joint, chemically castrates it, and reprograms its behavior to turn it into a surrogate mother.
Nature
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On the remote Darwin and Wolf islands, this small bird pecks at huge sea boobies to feed on their blood without facing resistance.
Biology
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Discovered in salmon muscle tissue, this unusual microscopic jellyfish relative completely lost its mitochondrial genome.
Nature
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Faced with lethal internal parasites, this mollusk severs its own head and survives for weeks without a heart using stolen solar energy.
Biology
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Three-dimensional studies reveal that this parasite does not reprogram the insect's mind, but directly hijacks its mechanical muscles.
Nature
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The only known organism capable of biologically and functionally replacing an entire organ in a vertebrate animal.
Biology
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These tiny microscopic animals broke a sacred law of evolutionary biology, surviving without males thanks to cryptobiosis and genetic theft.