Yesterday I had an ant infestation, mostly those large ones that can move very fast, although there were a couple of teeny tiny ones as well. They came out of nowhere—I couldn’t see where they were entering—and seemed evenly distributed … Continue reading →
Just in case you didn’t have enough to worry about, there’s Yellowstone: A new University of Utah study reports discovery of a huge magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone’s previously known magma chamber. …The new report fills in a missing link of … Continue reading →
It’s a dog-save-dog world: Monkey see, monkey rescue [hat tip: Ace of Spades:
Continue reading →As a response to my recent mosquito post, commenter “cornflour” has sent in a link to the article “Cosmic Karma: Mosquitoes Have Flying, Blood-Sucking Parasites of Their Own”: Although it’s oh-so-satisfying to hear mosquitoes have their own blood-sucking winged pests … Continue reading →
I mean it: mosquitoes are astonishing. Until recently, all I knew about mosquitoes could be summed up as: hate the little buggers. They bite, and can cause malaria. But while researching the answer to Ymarsakar’s question the other day about … Continue reading →
The first duo: And the second:
Continue reading →First the hot vents, now the subglacial lake.
Continue reading →Well, now there’s the tortoise and the truck: That tortoise is pretty fast.
Continue reading →I was at a country fair recently and saw a sign for an event called rabbit hurdling. It was no misprint, either, because it featured a little drawing of a bunny jumping over a hurdle, something like a horse would. … Continue reading →
Tired of reading about politics and the decline of the republic? Here’s a palate refresher, and something of a mind-blower: The one and only known Pelagornis sandersi fossil’s wings stretch a whopping 6.4 meters (or 20.99 feet) ”“ about twice … Continue reading →
Britain’s biggest, anyway: Okay, okay, there’s a bit of a trick angle there to accentuate Freddy’s gargantuousity (and yeah, I know it’s not a real word). But here’s one that isn’t a trick, and he’s still plenty big: Great Danes … Continue reading →
Don’t try his at home. These are not cuddly creatures: The secret appears to be the Oreo cookies.
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