12.This reef has suffered in the last few years six cyclones, two major coral-bleaching events, and various attacks by the predator crown-of-thorns starfish.
14.Like in New Zealand, for example, tons of iconic animals like the Kiwi are threatened by introduced predators, including stoats, which are, like, this cute furry little weasel.
15.So, as odd as the starfish body plan seems, something about it was successful -- from their ancient bilateral ancestors, to the radial crinoids with their upward-facing arms, to the predatory, downward-facing starfish.
16.Using makeup to paint the backs of both male and female spiders, the researchers made each sex look like the opposite to determine whether that would change the behavior of a much larger jumping spider, the predatorial Phidippus californicus.