Buff-leaf hawkmoth larvae and pupae hiss by forcing air through spiracles, using breath-powered sounds to deter predators.

Hissing pipes are a telltale sign of plumbing problems — especially when there’s a snake inside. That was the circumstance for one horrified woman who found the slithering reptile in her toilet and ...

TUCSON, Ariz. - The pipes were hissing for one Arizona woman for all the wrong reasons. Michelle Lespron said she called Hughes and his team to eliminate her fear of getting bitten. "So many people ...

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Source: Francis C. Franklin, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. In what’s referred to as Batesian mimicry, harmless species can protect themselves from predators by ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Fort Jackson's more than 52,000 acres are home to more than 3,900 permanent-party Soldiers, more than 5,000 civilian employees and more than 50,000 Soldiers who train here ...