You might think a male giraffe weevil, or a male anything for that matter, would object to a rival creeping between his legs when he’s mating. But creeping sneaks get away with outrageous stunts among ...

The greatest jousting competitions in the world can be found on certain rotting trees in the New Zealand bush, where hordes of males compete for the opportunity to mate. The knights are not humans but ...

Nepalese craftsman, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, holds the record as the world’s shortest adult, at 54.6 cm (1 ft 9 ½ inches). The tallest human is Sultan Kösen, a Turkish farmer, almost five times taller ...

The latest sex tapes confirm that size doesn’t matter – so long as you’re sneaky. Smaller male New Zealand giraffe weevils use their diminutiveness to their advantage to mate with females under the ...

The largest males have bigger weapons, but smaller males have other advantages. Photo by Ummat Somjee When it comes to some members of the insect world, size variations can be mind-boggling. A ...