517-Million-Year-Old Cambrian Fossils Indicate Earliest Known Example of Predator-Prey 'Arms Race' Scientists have found evidence of the most ancient evolutionary arms race, 517 million years old ...

When a chase ensues, prey will typically survive if they stay out of reach until the predator tires. Some species buy extra time by distracting the predator. Examples include moths that flash ...

These processes strongly affect how organisms perceive chemical signals from potential predators and prey. For example, blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) often locate prey by following chemical ...

Professor Richard Fortey looks at the predatory characteristics of the starfish and the dog whelk and the protective adaptations their prey have developed. The starfish use their sticky tube feet ...

The numbers of predators and prey for certain ecosystems such as the Canadian Lynx (wild cat) and hare have been recorded over many years and found to change in a regular cycle. A similar example ...