“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

Octopus arms have segmented nerve systems, controlling movement and sensory input. Each segment enables independent control.

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MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. More than 1,500 animals were born at the Moscow Zoo, and approximately 300 new arrivals came from various regions in the past year, Mikhail Bragin, the Mammals Department ...

Scientists discover new ‘unusually large’ species of one of world’s deadliest spiders - New species of funnel-web spider ...

New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...

The mimic octopus, which lives in sandy habitats devoid of any shelter, even impersonates some of the ocean’s deadliest ...