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Cicadas swarm the south!
Its that time again when the south is invaded, not by Yankees or even Canadians, but by Cicadas! The 13-year cicadas of what is known as Brood XIX (the 19th brood) that have been living underground...
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Skip Orkin, call the Scorpion
Scorpion venom is now being researched as the newest insecticide option. From Science Daily: Ke Dong, MSU insect toxicologist and neurobiologist, studied the effects of scorpion venom with the hopes...
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Featured Photo: Lynx Spider on Mala Mujer
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Featured Photo: Can I eat it?
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Featured Pet Photo: Rhino Beetle Pet
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Featured Pet Photo: Spiderman and Spiderdog! Trick or Treat!
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Featured Photo: Male Green Lynx
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Dragonflies threatened by pesticides
Dragonflies and mayflies are among the invertebrates threatened by pesticides, say scientists -- even those considered to be at "safe" levels. From Nature:Pesticide use has sharply reduced the regional...
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Pesticide Safari blamed for death of 50,000 bees in Oregon town
An Oregon landscaping company used the pesticide Safari on some trees in a Target parking lot, unleashing an armageddon on already-stressed bee populations. From OregonLive.com:The state is...
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Honey bees and spiders have a fatal attraction
The attraction between honey bees and spiders is electric -- and deadly for the bee. From The Telegraph:Scientists have found that tiny electrical charges that build up as bees fly attract spider silk,...
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What happens to webs when spiders get high
What happens when you give psychoactive drugs to a spider? A scientist studying spiders in the 1940s was looking for a way to get them to build their webs during working hours rather than in the early...
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World's scariest spider has weird silk
The brown recluse spider is like something out of a horror movie. It's deadly, it's feared, and its silk is downright bizarre. From Wired.com:Brown recluse spiders (Loxosceles sp.) are smaller than a...
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How do you measure animal intelligence?
How smart are animals -- and how do we know? From Phys.org:Today, animal cognition scientists avoid viewing humans as the apex of intellect and look at animals not as dumb furry humans, but as...
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Plant virus jumps species to threaten honeybees
A microbial fete of acrobatics has caused a plant virus to infect honeybees, a species already staggering under threats from pesticides and climate change. From Scientific American:When HIV jumped from...
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Operation Roger truckers haul very special cargo
Truckers volunteering with Operation Roger help transport dogs, cats, and other animals to their forever homes. From The Idaho Statesman:Brad Miller is a trucker who hauls steel for Ryerson between...
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