More than 95% of Australian animals are invertebrates (animals without backbones—spiders, snails, insects, crabs, worms and others). There are at least 300,000 species of invertebrate in Australia. Of ...

Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display incredible diversity. From microscopic mites to giant squid, their ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

Octopuses are a famous example for invertebrates. Source: Maël BALLAND/Pexels In a recent article, published in Animal Sentience (the flagship journal for animal consciousness) by Heather Browning and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck set out to categorize ...

Invertebrate numbers have decreased by 45 percent on average over a 35 year period in which the human population doubled, reports a study on the impact of humans on declining animal numbers. This ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Over recent decades, animal advocacy efforts have been mainly geared towards domesticated animals – including farmed, laboratory and companion ...

On Monday we brought you the finest insect specimens from the California Academy of Sciences, with a friendly reminder that bugs rule this planet. Today, we bring even more bad news to ...

The Georgia Museum of Natural History (GMNH) is temporarily closed for renovations as it prepares for a major expansion.

It’s been a busy few weeks in the news in so very many ways, including for science stories about creepy-crawlies and other unsightly animals that make most people—unfairly—recoil in horror. First, ...

Octopuses are a famous example for invertebrates. Source: Maël BALLAND/Pexels In a recent article, published in Animal Sentience (the flagship journal for animal consciousness) by Heather Browning and ...

Invertebrates, like vertebrates, are classed by body form, life cycle, and evolutionary history. Invertebrates are animals that lack a backbone or bony skeleton.They vary in size from microscopic ...