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Get Rid of Unwanted Freshwater Aquarium Snails
Freshwater aquarium snails provide benefits to a home fish tank, but the speed at which they multiply can turn a benefit into a plague.
Crayfish Cheat Their Opponents with Fake Claws
Cheating crayfish can avoid fights with aggressive rivals by waving large claws that are not as powerful or dangerous as they look, Australian researchers have found.
How to Frag - Coral Propagation
Many reef aquarists "frag" their coral to produce multiple individual "children" from a single mother colony. Here's how to frag your own coral.
The Elegance Coral in Aquaria
Coral description, habitat, and survival in todays collected specimens of Elegance Coral.
Black Longspine Urchin
Diadema setosum, also known commonly as the Hatpin Urchin or Black Longspine Urchin, is an excellent addition to a mature reef tank.
Slugs
Black Slugs will eat cat and dog faeces, and the Banana Slug has the largest penis in the world!
Garden Snails
Deliberately introduced into Britain and America for eating, but now agricultural pests.
Buthids: Thick-Tailed Scorpions
Thick-tailed scorpions are some of the most dangerous scorpions known to man. The characteristics of Parabuthus, in particular, will be discussed.
Giant Centipedes
Giant centipedes are nocturnal predators found in temperate zones. This article will discuss what is known about their habits and habitat.
European Crayfish
The 'Noble Crayfish' is being replaced by less worthy American species.
Earthworms
Worms left in the wild after fishing trips are harming rare native woodland plants around the Great Lakes.
Woodlouse behaviour
Help with identifying British woodlice, and why they are usually found huddled together in damp crevices.
Blood-suckers
Feeding on the blood of another animal is a way of life found in many groups of animals, and it is one way of passing diseases to humans, their livestock and their pets.