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Some electric eels coordinate attacks to zap their prey
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Newborn megalodon sharks were larger than most adult humans
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These spiders may sew leaves into fake shelters to lure frogs to their doom
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Abscisic acid
A major plant hormone that plays an important role in plant growth and development. Abscisic acid (ABA), with a chemical formula of C15H20O4 (Fig. 1), is one of the most significant hormones found in plants. It is responsible for regulating various…
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Anura
One of the three living orders of the class Amphibia, encompassing the frogs and toads. Anura is the largest order of amphibians (class Amphibia), containing more than 7000 species of frogs (Fig. 1) and toads. Because members of the order Anura…
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Banks, Joseph (1743–1820)
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Bats are mostly unaffected by zoonotic viruses they harbor Published in 2021
Bats are members of the order Chiroptera, which is the second-largest order of living mammals. The geographic distribution of these flying mammals is tremendous as well, ranging from the limit of trees in the Northern Hemisphere to the southern tips…
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Bean
Any of several leguminous plants, or their seeds, long utilized as food by humans or livestock. There are more than 40,000 varieties of beans, with only a small number of these being mass-produced for human or animal consumption. In particular,…
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Blattodea
A taxonomic order of insects comprising the cockroaches and termites. The order Blattodea, also referred to as Blattaria, contains at least 4500 species of cockroaches (Fig. 1) and 3000 species of termites. Previously, termites were assigned to a…