Why it's awesome: The southern grasshopper mouse is a carnivore that's largely immune to scorpion venom, and howls at the moon before it kills like a tiny wolf. This mouse species is an extremely ...

Rodents are usually stereotyped as furtive, gnawing, crop and foodstuff spoiling, small mammals with few redeeming qualities, and I would wager, if asked to describe a mouse, many people’s model would ...

I didn’t believe it until I actually heard it. There is an unusual mouse who literally howls at the Moon before killing its prey. Called the grasshopper mouse, it’s a rare carnivorous mouse who eats ...

There is a predatory beast that lives right here in SaddleBrooke. At night it sneaks up on its prey like a lion, grabs it with long, sharp claws and kills it with swift bites from its long teeth. It ...

Holy cow! The grasshopper mouse is like the mongoose of the Southwest! Now, I may have only lived in Arizona for less than a year, but I know that I have to beware of scorpions and other beasties both ...

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences will host a special screening this week of "Tiny Giants 3D," an award-winning movie that follows the stories of a chipmunk and a grasshopper mouse as they survive ...

A southern grasshopper mouse approaches and prepares to attack an Arizona bark scorpion. The bark scorpion prepares to defend itself. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the 25 Oct., 2013, ...

A grasshopper mouse (O. torridus) attacks a bark scorpion (C. sculpturatus). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...