O ff the coast of Brazil, just over 96 kilometers (90 miles) from São Paulo, sits an island that could be considered heaven ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

A chance encounter in a Panama rainforest has uncovered a new defensive behavior in white-necked jacobin hummingbird chicks.

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

Encountering a snake in the wild can be startling, but knowing how to quickly identify a venomous one could be lifesaving. While some harmless snakes mimic their dangerous counterparts, key ...

However, as in the case of some of the state's venomous snakes, bites may not always cause serious complications - and neither species is aggressive. With help from the Cleveland Clinic ...

Photos show the “ashy brown” coloring of the new species. Like other centipede snakes, the new species is venomous but “so far there are no reports of accidents, probably because it is a ...