Dec. 23 (UPI) --An Australian angler spotted what he initially thought to be a massive trout and ended up capturing video of something even stranger: a pink platypus. Victoria resident Cody Stylianou ...

Bee stings aren't fun. For those who are allergic, they can be deadly. But... can bee venom make you beautiful? Some online insist it can, touting products containing derivatives of bee venom.

Experiments reveal that pond frogs can eat highly venomous hornets without suffering noticeable damage, even after repeated stings. Most frogs successfully consumed hornets, including the notorious ...

Symbiotes in the Marvel universe are hard to pin down. They are extraterrestrial beings that bond with human hosts to create some pretty amazing effects. A symbiote was responsible for giving ...

When most people think of venomous creatures, snakes, spiders, and insects spring to mind. Admittedly, those are the most prevalent venom-carrying animals, but they are not the only ones. Did you know ...

Marvel Animation has announced the second season of “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” will release on Disney+ in fall 2026. The news came at New York Comic Con, along with a trailer shown to ...

Scientists have uncovered a dangerous hidden feature in Black Mamba venom that explains why antivenoms sometimes fail. The study revealed that several mamba species launch a dual neurological attack, ...

The popularity of Venom has naturally resulted in the character making the leap from the pages of comics toward other media. In addition to video games where players can control the anti-hero, he’s ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - From high altitudes to tropical rainforests, platypuses are native to Eastern Australia. When it was first scientifically described in 1799, it was laughed at and checked for ...

The platypus’s venom is far from ordinary. Unlike venom from many other creatures, the platypus produces a complex mix of 19 peptide groups in its venom, many of which are similar to those found in ...

Bee stings unexpectedly cured a woman’s Lyme disease, even after her body was breaking down from disease complications. Bee venom’s main component, melittin, kills Lyme bacteria in research and ...