Aoife Glass
Digital Strategist, BBC Wildlife Magazine
Aoife is an experienced journalist, editor and podcaster with a background in science communication and a passion for the environment and adventure, particularly when it’s by bike! Prior to joining BBC Wildlife she worked as a freelance writer for the likes of Red Bull, Trek Bicycles, MBUK and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots amongst others. Before that she was women’s editor on BikeRadar and deputy editor on Total Women’s Cycling, and before that she worked at the Natural History Museum in London. She loves mountain biking, gravel riding and road cycling, and has tested a huge amount of cycling and adventure kit and bikes. Her first degree was in geology, so be prepared to have interesting rock features pointed out to you. She’s currently studying for a masters in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development and working on the Spindrift Podcast which she produces and hosts. @Silverstrange
"She may eat parts of her own arms to essentially accelerate her own demise." 8 females with the worst, most horrible, lives ever
Meet the deadliest rat on the planet – it contains enough poison to kill an elephant
"Hot mud, boiling – bubbling – pools where nothing survives, sulphur-stinking vents and eruptions of steam that blast metres into the sky"
Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon looks like a natural hot spring – but the truth is much stranger
"Its scarily large fangs, which are easily strong enough to bite through shoes and pierce skin, can inject venom deadly enough to cause severe illness and death"
“The male has a terrifying needle-like reproductive organ that leaves the female with a gaping wound in her abdomen…”
Why do some animals die during or after sex?
This animal’s sex session lasts longer than a working day
Mauled by a crocodile or snapped in two by a tiger – what's the worst way to die from a wildlife encounter?
"With sex sessions lasting up to 14 hours, it’s quite a way to bow out" – discover 11 animals that die during or after sex
10 real-life zombies: These deadly brain-hijacking parasites can create suicidal rats, pulsating snails, dancing fish – and can even infect humans
9 deadly, brutal females that lure males to their death: For these unlucky male animals mating is a lethal business
It has huge fangs, is the size of a dinner plate, and liquidises its prey – meet the biggest spider on Earth
Do animals get STDs?
Best garden bird feeders: attract birds to your garden
