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No-See-Ums: A Plague of Invisible Blood Suckers
Producing extreme wet weather conditions, Mother Nature is gearing up for another bloodthirsty assault on mankind and this time we won’t see them coming. The same conditions that encourage mosquitoes, give rise to the infamous “No-See-Ums”, also called, Sand flies...
Doctor Dolittle Talked to the Animals…….Plants Talk to Animals and Each Other.
From the “Ents”, tree-like creatures, created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his Middle Earth fantasy world, to the “Womping Tree” of Harry Potter fame, to “Groot” of the science fiction thriller/comedy “Guardians of the Galaxy”, and you can't forget "Audrey" from The Little...
Danger Will Rogers, There Are More Bugs in Space Than Astronauts.
A wide variety of animals have been launched into space, including monkeys, dogs and bugs. The United States launched flights containing monkeys and primates ( Ham seen here in his flight couch) between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and another in...
In The Game of life, Humans Need to Take a Page Out Of The Ants’ Play Book.
Researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology say that ant colonies become more efficient when workers have a work-life balance, according to an article on ZMEScience.com. The study found that depending on the size of the colony, up to 80% of...
Insects Have Super Powers, Humans Only Dream Of!
Many of the advanced technologies that humans have developed for survival, insects possess naturally. In some cases, their nature has human technology beat. Spiders: "Material toughness" is defined as the amount of energy per volume that a material can absorb...
Bed Bugs: Help! Monsters Are Hiding Under The Bed and In It!
Monsters are things of nightmares, and as children we often needed Mom or Dad to check out the underside of the bed to make sure a monster wasn’t lurking there. If all was well, per the “Monster Check”, sleep would come if eyes were shut and covers pulled up tight. ...
Sex and the Single Termite
Termites not only raid people's homes, but also those of other happy termite couples. Homosexuality is known as an “evolutionary paradox” because it can’t produce offspring. So why does it happen? Biologists at Kyoto University in Japan have now uncovered one...
Ants: Look out World! Super-Colonies Defy the Laws of Evolution.
First there was one; then there were two – and before long there were billions of them. Invasive ants have managed to form super-colonies that have the potential to grow indefinitely. Ants normally form colonies with only one nest and one queen. But for 15-20 of the...
What Do You Give a Gopher for Christmas? The “Boot”!
That gopher that’s been living in your front yard for the last 2 years, now considers himself part of the family. Just like creepy Cousin Earle, that came to visit two Christmases ago and is now living in the basement, your gopher is entrenched and living rent free...