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5 fascinating reasons cockroaches will outlive us all

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner 3 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Ah, cockroaches. The scummy, skittering, pesky little pests that somehow manage to vanish whenever you flick on the bathroom light. Like Mother Nature's little Batmans. Part of what makes them so hard to control is their resiliency, which is…Continue

Tags: insects, cock roaches

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

Started by Dallas the Phallus yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rateGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A new study…Continue

Tags: anthropogenic climate change, wildlife., extinction, amphibians, frogs

Surprise! Male Spiders Eat Females, Too

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Tuesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

We’ve known for years that female black widow spiders and other arachnids eat males during mating.Now, new research shows that males of a type of ground spider…Continue

Tags: mating, sexual cannibalism, arachnids, spiders

Meet the World’s Largest Lethal Bird Trap

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Tuesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Since the time of the pharaohs, Egyptians have raised nets every autumn along the Mediterranean, to capture golden orioles, nightingales and corncrakes as they wing their way south for the winter. It's an ancient tradition, but in recent years the…Continue

Tags: conservation, Egypt, hunting, birds

'Crazy' Ants Driving Out Fire Ants in Southeast

Started by Dallas the Phallus on Tuesday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant — that many describe as being worse — has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places."When you talk to…Continue

Tags: invasive species, insects, ants

Unusual Offshore Octopods: The See-Through “Glass” Octopus [Video]

Started by Dallas the Phallus on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Octopuses that live in the deep open ocean are difficult enough to find. But try…Continue

Tags: cephalapods, marine life, octopus, octopods

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 25, 2013 at 11:23pm

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 24, 2013 at 4:22am

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on January 23, 2013 at 8:41pm: Dolphin Caught in Fishing Line Approaches Divers for Help

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 23, 2013 at 8:00am: Cool angler fish. Denizen of the deep. Real deep.

Tadpoles.

Comment by Steph S. on January 22, 2013 at 11:04pm: Angler Fish

Comment by Steph S. on January 20, 2013 at 11:28pm: Tony thanks for the octopus picture.
I'm enjoying reading all the posts here. Thank you!

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 20, 2013 at 10:38pm: Dominic, Oh yes, I am familiar with Tithonia, Mexican sunflower. I had one for several years and it outgrew its space, so I replaced it with a rose. Hamelia patens is now to me ... I have never gardened in Florida. Thanks.

Comment by Dominic Florio on January 20, 2013 at 10:29pm: The first two butterflies are on our native fire bush Hamelia patens and the third plant is known by the common name of Mexican sunflower

(Tithonia.)

I have several plants of both over eight feet tall.

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 20, 2013 at 10:06pm: Tony, your photos of a grape tree and an octopus dazzle my imagination!

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 20, 2013 at 10:04pm: Dominic, many of your photos of butterflies sit on plants that look very much like an Asclepias, but I don't think it grows in Florida. I could be wrong.
Asclepias tuberosa L.
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/species.php?id_plant=ASTU