Mimic octopus impersonates fish species
January 9th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The mimic octopus is known to impersonate toxic flatfish, lionfish and even sea snakes by creatively configuring its limbs, adopting undulating movements, and displaying bold brown-and-white ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Insects resort to mimicry for sheer survival
December 19th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) Insects resort to camouflage to resemble inanimate objects to evade attacks by predators, especially at the larval stage, reveals a study.
Researchers have uncovered evidence of ... Read more...
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Gene coats different butterfly species in similar patterns
July 24th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The presence of similar colour patterns among different species of poisonous butterflies has intrigued scientists for 150 years. How is that they evolved to mimic one ... Read more...
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Gene may explain how leopards got its spots
February 25th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes?The answer may be a gene, which scientists have found governs colour patterns in deer ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study reveals ‘multiple species of catfish despite same colours, patterns’
January 6th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that although catfish communities of South American contain almost identically coloured and patterned fish, they may be home to three or more different ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rubik’s Cube robo solves puzzle in 15 seconds!
December 5th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Students at Rowan University College of Engineering have created a Rubik's Cube robot that solves the iconic 80s toy puzzle with as few as 17 turns in 15 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sausage feather fossils may reveal true colours of dinosaurs
July 9th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): Palaeobiologists have found that 100-million-year-old fossilized bird feathers preserve microscopic colour-containing pouches, which when decoded, could reveal realistic colour patterns of the dinosaurs.According to a report in ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Study confirms Darwinian idea of speciation
April 6th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 6 (IANS) In the first experiment of its kind conducted in nature, a biologist has come up with strong evidence for one of Charles Darwin's cornerstone ideas - adaptation ... Read more...
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