Unlike most spiders that would perish under such conditions, Hexathele hochstetteri has evolved specialized heat-tolerant enzymes and modified respiratory systems that allow efficient oxygen ...

In the blue corner, we have the takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), a flightless bird species that’s the largest member of the rail family – it’s got size on its side. In the red corner ...

1 Department of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland 2 Department of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Biostructure, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland Due to ...

Judi Lapsley Miller, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) embodies New Zealand’s unique evolutionary history as an island of flightless birds. This large, colorful rail ...