Deep within the dense, shadowed swamps of the Amazon rainforest lurks a predator of mythic proportions. It moves through the water with an eerie, silent grace, completely camouflaged by the murky ...

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A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom — a behavior previously only observed in two genera of scorpions found in North America and Africa.

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The inland taipan is widely regarded as the most venomous snake on Earth. Here’s how life in the Australian outback shaped its extraordinary evolutionary weapon.