invertebrate

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Scientists have long wondered how these invertebrate eyes continue growing during adulthood.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Typically, a spooked tarantula will try to run and hide, said Lisa Gonzalez, program manager of invertebrate living collections at the county Natural History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

The parasitic fungus species belongs to a group that infects their invertebrate hosts and takes control before killing them as part of their spore-spreading mechanisms.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

So the question of cyborg ethics is currently a question of the ethics of creating cyborgs from invertebrate animals.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

The invertebrate eye was invented into an optical instrument at the MBL, opening the way to modern visual physiology.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas