Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange-colored majesty of the ...

Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue butterfly has a short but stunning life. It is thought that the colour helps the males to mark their ...

The tropical blue moon butterfly has developed a way of fighting back against parasitic bacteria. Six years ago, males accounted for just 1% of the blue moon population on two islands in the South ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study.

The distinctive species beat 139 other butterfly types, which were subsequently whittled down to 24, then 12. The common blue butterfly joined the hoopoo (national bird), the anemone (national ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study. The males have evolved to use a venom called ...

Bowie is half-red, half-blue; half-male, half-female; and all kinds of rare. A bicolored lobster is a 1 in 50 million occurrence, according to New England Aquarium biologist Jordan Baker.

A team of neurologists, environmentalists and bioengineers at the University of Queensland, in Australia, has found that male blue-lined octopuses paralyze females prior to mating to avoid being ...

A male blue-lined octopus often becomes their partner's meal after mating but the University of Queensland's Fabio Cortesi tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe some males have found a way to survive.

The Blue Pansy butterfly is just as magnificent as the flower. June 6, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. ... The male and the female look similar though the male is slightly more vibrant.