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Ferocious pack-hunting pseudoscorpions believe in sharing fairly

9 May 2018

One species of pseudoscorpion has learned to work together to bring down prey larger than themselves – and when they make a kill they make sure the food is shared equitably

Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

2 May 2018

Huge sea spiders move excruciatingly slowly, but they can still catch prey animals that move much faster than them – because their prey sometimes crash into the seafloor

Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers

24 April 2018

A species of tropical ant builds traps on tree trunks that allow them to catch prey almost fifty times their size, by biting their legs and spread-eagling them on the tree surface

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

18 December 2017

If a great tit eats something nasty, it will disgustedly wipe its beak on a branch – and other great tits watch and learn

Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food

1 November 2017

A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches – and the spider doesn’t seem to mind