La méduse immortelle : retour vers le futur

The bombardier beetle is formidable: if attacked, it can project a corrosive jet at over 100°C onto its predators. It's a unique means of defense.

The pistol shrimp catches its prey by snapping its claw, which produces a jet of water at 100 km/hour and a 250-decibel detonation.

It's a softy with a hard life: shrimps, crabs and small fish get into its intestines, and mollusks also cling to its back. It uses its defense mechanism to eject them.

To find a mate among fireflies, nothing beats a light signal. Welcome to the world of bioluminescence.

It's the fastest-flapping bird in the world. Find out how its body adapts to its needs.

The toxote is the only fish that feeds exclusively on terrestrial prey. To make them fall into the water, it projects a powerful jet of water. Its eyes enable it to correct refraction underwater.

The bull dung beetle can carry 1141 times its own weight. Proportionally, it's the strongest animal in the world.

Just one millimeter tall, tardigrades can withstand extreme living conditions.

It can unscrew a jar, find its way out of a maze and even recognize faces: this is a very special mollusc.

To attract a female, the male peacock spider performs a dance while his abdomen reflects a myriad of bright colours.

This little salamander has an extraordinary capacity for regeneration: it can rebuild its own limbs in record time.

Thanks to photosynthesis, phytoplankton produce half of the Earth's oxygen. Discover how whales and phytoplankton contribute to a healthier planet!

Neither animal nor plant, the blob is an organism capable of learning and even transmitting information to another blob.

Clark's nutcracker hides seeds that he manages to find using his spatial memory.

In the dead of night, bats are able to spot insects thanks to the ultrasound it emits.