This carnivorous creature belongs to the Hyposmocoma genus and has earned the nickname “bone collector” for its eerie ...

Body armor, biting, stinging and clawing are other familiar defenses that would-be prey employ to try to avoid becoming a meal. Any angler is aware of the needle-sharp, sometimes venomous, spines ...

The carapace acts as armor, protecting the turtle's body from the sharp teeth of predators. But some, like the tiger shark, are powerful enough to bite right through the carapace and kill the turtle.