LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

Rough-skinned newts ( newts of the genus Taricha granulosa ) are one of the most poisonous animals in the world. In certain populations, the poison in a single newt can kill up to 20 humans. However, the newt’s predator, the common garter snake ( Thamnophis Read More...

I remembered watching this Discovery Channel program on cable a few years back and it was seriously one of the most brilliant and incredible documentary I’ve ever seen. It was of a dark, alien world filled with strange looking creatures, with some being Read More...

With it's 8 menancing looking arms, it's not surprising that sailors of the past used to fear the Octopus and called it the Devil Fish. Why did i choose to blog about the octopus out of all the many other interesting animals out there? My interest in Read More...