Out of the hole rushed the biggest wild spider I had ever seen. What’s more, instead of retreating – as most spiders do – it ...

Its body might be a tiny 1cm, but that doesn't stop this deadly predator kill prey up to a metre in length and an enormous ...

These vulnerable bees have been living alongside this seemingly unbeatable prey for millions of years. But they've got a ...

Next time you’re thinking about buying a car, picture this. In 1963, a wasp nest was discovered on a farm in Waimauku, New ...

Humans may not be the only species to deliberately control fire. Birds of prey have been observed picking up burning sticks ...

It chewed off its entire body, from the neck down... You might think fully-functioning, disembodied heads are the stuff of ...

On New Year’s Day in 2018 I was almost bulldozed by a humpback whale. I was shooting photos and looked up to see what ...

From bomb craters to spoil heaps, whaling stations to war zones, abandoned human landscapes are becoming unexpected ...

Birds speak different languages – but when danger strikes, some learn to listen, decoding unfamiliar calls through the voices ...

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...

Beavers are ecosystem engineers. Their activities sculpt entire environments, creating opportunities for other species to ...

Cuttlefish can change colour in 200 milliseconds, as fast as a human can blink. Cuttlefish have W-shaped pupils, which are ...