From fairy wasps to pygmy shrews these tiny predators prove size is no limit when it comes to survival and hunting skill.

The Etruscan shrew, also known as the white-toothed pygmy shrew or Suncus etruscus, is located in North America.

A pygmy shrew kept in captivity provides some notion of the energy requirements of the species. It consumed parts of the bodies of 20 masked shrews, one white-footed mouse, one red-backed vole, one ...

The blue whale genome was published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, and the Etruscan shrew genome was published in the journal Scientific Data. Research models using animal cell ...

Despite its name, the pygmy shrew is a giant compared with the spider, typically measuring about 5 centimeters (2 inches) in length plus a 4-centimeter-long tail. It's more than triple the length ...

A TINY animal that looks just like a mint humbug sweet has been spotted in Britain for the first time. The creature, a pygmy shrew, was discovered near St Austell, Cornwall, by Anita McMillan while… ...

Anita McMillan was out walking in the countryside near St Austell when she spotted the pygmy shrew in the wild, and made the major discovery ...

Commenting on the findings, CEO of the Mammal Society Matt Larsen-Daw added: “As far as we know, this is the first pygmy shrew with this distinctive patterning ever recorded in the British Isles.