Wildlife Q&A

Bloody Henry starfish on golden star tunicate and sea sponge, Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. © Paul Kay/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do starfish have arms or legs?

Turritopsis dohrnii. © Yiming Chen/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Is it really true that some animals live forever?

Honeybee on a sweet pea. © Frank Sommariva/ImageBroker/Alamy

Can plants hear?

Common blue butterfly in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. © Verity Hill

Insects & Invertebrates

How can butterflies and moths smell?

Aye-aye on a palm frond, Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. © Thorsten Negro/Getty

Why do aye-ayes have such weird hands?

Brown hairstreak butterfly at Alners Gorse, Dorset, UK. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

What’s the insect equivalent of blood?

Female glow worm. © Ian Redding/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do street lights interfere with glow-worms?

Pink-footed geese grazing on farmlands © David Tipling / Lonely Planet Images / Getty

Do wintering pink-footed geese cause problems for farmers?

Eurasian otter on Mull. © Mark Medcalf/Getty

Why are coastal otters more visible than river otters?

Red-backed shrike. © Prisma Bildagentur/UIG/Getty

How did shrikes learn to impale their prey?

Being very big is a great way to avoid becoming a target for predators © Getty

Why did dinosaurs get so big?

Snail. © Alice Fox/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

What is snail slime?

Golden eagles have numerous dwellings to insure against disturbance or damage © Sylvain Cordier / Getty

Why do golden eagles vary their nesting sites?

Researchers have been studying the behaviour of archerfish © Warren Photographic

Do fish suffer from stage fright?

Masked frog (Litoria personata) Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area), Northern Territory, Australia
Masked frog © Auscape / Getty

Are any animals unable to hear their own calls?