Insects & Invertebrates
It's nearly a gigantic one metre long and weighs the same as a three-year-old child – now that's one big snail...!
Ever wondered what the largest snail is? We take a look at the record-breaking answer.
It floats, it's larger than a dinner plate and it's made up of more than 100,000 individuals
If you saw this circular raft floating down a river you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a discarded deep-dish pizza…
“Torture. You are chained in the flow of an active volcano.” One scientist was stung by over 150 insects over 35 years. Why?
Entomologist Justin Schmidt decided to find out just how painful the stings of venomous insects were
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It might look like it's dressed in an inflatable space suit, but this body armour allows it to survive in a deadly, caustic lake
A magic bubble ensures it can withstand a hostile environment
It's the size of a frying pan – with an enormous appendage to match – and swings from tree to tree to mate
This tree-climbing giant is one of the largest land slugs on Earth – and its bizarre mating ritual is unlike anything else in the natural world
Why can't humans regrow legs like spiders can?
As super powers go regrowing limbs is pretty cool...
A rapidly melting ‘Doomsday Glacier’ and a monstrous deep-sea fish: 6 of nature’s signals that could warn of the end of the world
Whether these signs are rooted in science (like the Doomsday Glacier) or simply popular myth, they have been associated with the end of the world – or at least life as we know it
Deadly, bird-eating bug kills and devours thousands of seabird chicks a year
On this remote island there is a deadly and hungry centipede...
Looks that kill: It has 12 eyes and a fearsome array of biting, slicing mouthparts that are able to tear prey to shreds
Is this nature's best looking killer beetle?
11 deadliest females on the planet: Discover some ferocious female animals that you wouldn't want to mess with
'For the female of the species is more deadly than the male' – here are our top 11 deadliest females that prove just that.
Is the purple kneed tarantula from Paddington in Peru actually real? Meet the real-life creepy-crawlies found in the jungles of South America
In the depths of the Peruvian jungle, the Brown family encounter the purple-kneed tarantula. But does it actually exist?
It can be seen from space and contains a staggering two hundred million mounds, each one nine metres across and two and a half metres tall
Are termites the best builders in the business?
“Greater detail than ever before.” Ancient creature found immaculately entombed in amber
The now-extinct animal was one of three species discovered within fossilised tree resin from a museum in Germany.
‘Over the next hour, it’s dispatched, dismantled and butchered, piece by piece.’ This may be the most savage ambush attack we’ve ever heard
Discover a delicate alliance between shrub, fungus and tiny forest guardians in the Amazonian understorey
How tiny spiders are able to kill and eat snakes up to a metre long and an enormous 355 times their weight
Tough webs and an arsenal of neurotoxins allow small spiders to eat remarkably big snakes.
Watch brutal BBC footage of honeybees killing a humongous Japanese giant hornet in the most horrifying way
These vulnerable bees have been living alongside this seemingly unbeatable prey for millions of years. But they've got a secret weapon.
This whopping, record-breaking wasp's nest was 7 metres long – that's bigger than a Cadillac – and found inside a house
The world’s biggest wasp nest is longer than a Cadillac and shaped like a nose
This parasitic creature penetrates its host with potent venom and injects its eggs – and could be lurking in a pond near you
Discover the fairy wasp, a dastardly winged insect that parasitises beetle eggs in the depths of garden ponds
"It may sound freaky, but it can actually 'see' with its genitals"
Are these the weirdest genitals ever?
They look like ants, they act like ants – but these destructive, house-wrecking little terrors are no ants
This deadly killer - which looks like it's riding a pale pink magic carpet – likes to paralyse and liquidise its prey
If you're visiting a sandy beach you may like to reflect on something that might be going on below your feet. Lurking behind the veil of wet sand, a killer is on the prowl. A driller-killer, no less. Let me introduce you to the moon snail
He uses his huge, giant neck to wrestle and show off with. She uses hers to sew an intricate leaf cradle for her one, very precious egg
This curious species of long-necked
beetle is unique to Madagascar
This deadly killer plans, waits… and abseils from above, in spectacular Mission Impossible-style
Is this the world's smartest spider?
It might not have any ears, but that doesn't stop it having the best hearing in the animal kingdom. Here's why...
When it comes to having good hearing, it seems ears don't matter
