One reason for the success of invertebrates is how quickly they reproduce. Sponges and corals, for example, produce both eggs and sperm. Social insects such as ants and bees lay eggs that can deve ...

Insects, jellyfish, lobsters, worms, clams, and squid are just a few examples of invertebrates. There’s a lot of butts to choose from. Many have answered the booty call. Everyone from experts ...

When we compare sea squirts and primitive bony fish (tunicates and agnathans), for example, to toads and ... Let’s hope this sad new form of invertebrate life, Amissa spina, won’t persist.

And if we accept that some invertebrates experience emotions and pain, how should this change how we interact with them? Similar to the example of babies and pain, scientifically quantifying the ...

Invertebrates perform essential functions for the smooth running of the ecosystems in tropical forests. For example, creatures such as termites and millipedes help dead leaves decompose and ...

Vertebrates and invertebrates can be sorted into smaller groups. Vertebrates, for example, are divided into mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Mammals are warm-blooded animals with ...

Crickets can regenerate their legs. These are just a few examples of invertebrates capable of regenerating complex structures. When we consider vertebrates, however, the situation is reversed.