Some of the most unassuming creatures in the animal kingdom come equipped with a wild defense mechanism – they shoot acid. In this video, we take a closer look at invertebrates that use chemical ...

“To us, it appeared as if there was something emotional going on, beyond just aversive learning.” Decades ago, scientists and lawmakers had all but reached a consensus that invertebrates could not ...

Within the paleontology section are two divisions, Vertebrate Paleontology and Invertebrate Paleontology (which includes fossil plants). Invertebrate Paleontology now has over 300,000 cataloged fossil ...

They can be tiny like an insect or huge like the giant squid. Invertebrates are animals that don’t have a spine or backbone inside their body. Minibeasts, like woodlice and centipedes ...

The evolutionary history of colour and vision has been closely intertwined over the last 500 million years, leading to a dazzling diversity of colours and visual systems in marine invertebrates.

The Marine Invertebrates gallery is closed from 10.00-15.30 every other Tuesday. The space is being used for our Adventure Babies event. The gallery may be closed on an irregular basis for other ...

These slow-moving crabs don’t hunt, preferring to scavenge for dead animal or plant matter, though they may also eat live fish or invertebrates such as other crustaceans. This species is part of ...

Pinto abalone are part of the kelp forest ecosystem, a sensitive habitat that has been disrupted from its natural state by human activities for hundreds of years, beginning with the near-extirpation ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued a permit for the "incidental taking" of an endangered lizard ...