Morikawa’s research shows that the growth of the tiny aquatic plant may be enormously amplified by these even smaller organisms. The DHbRC has been established to create a biobank of duckweed ...

It feeds on decaying animal and plant matter. The water scorpion (Nepa cinerea) waits among dead leaves to ambush prey such as tadpoles, grabbing them with its pincer-like front legs. It uses its ...