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Kenneth C. Catania is a professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University. He studies comparative neurobiology with an emphasis on animal sensory systems. His latest book is Great Adaptations (Princeton University Press, 2020). Credit: Nick Higgins

The emerald jewel wasp is a cockroach’s worst nightmare

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The star-nosed mole has what is very likely the world's fastest and most fantastic nose

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The star-nosed mole has what is very likely the world's fastest and most fantastic nose
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