Blob is a very simple invertebrate, just like worms or jellyfish. Over 96% of all the animal species on Earth are invertebrate. They can be tiny like an insect or huge like the giant squid.

That's one of the largest size differences between males and females—called sexual size dimorphism—in the animal kingdom. Why the dramatic disparity? It’s not fully known, but it’s thought ...

Every year, SIO-BIC staff and collaborators discover invertebrate species that are entirely new to science. The scientist who first describes a newfound animal is entitled to name it, and we invite ...

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 ...

Learn about the wide-ranging Ecdysozoa group of animals and how scientists solved the curious case of their nervous systems' ...

A survey of the phyla of invertebrate animals. Discussions include their physiology, development, morphology, behavior, ecology and adaptations. Corequisite: 81.308 ...

A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...