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Location: Austin, TX
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5 fascinating reasons cockroaches will outlive us all

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner 11 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 Joan Denoo on March 18, 2013 at 12:31pm: Chris Breman, that is an amazing creature. Glad they are too small to see running under our feet or in our beds. UUGGHH!! Do you suppose, after all life as we know it is extinct, these little fellows will start a whole new line?

Comment by Steph S. on March 17, 2013 at 9:29pm: That is such a cool picture Ruth! I love it. Thanks.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 17, 2013 at 4:09pm

Comment by Steph S. on March 14, 2013 at 8:12pm: Oh how beautiful Patricia. I love your pictures of the Doe. What a nice sight to see.

Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 4:55pm: Got a big surprise a few minutes ago, when glancing out my dining room window.....

Comment by Steph S. on March 13, 2013 at 11:09am: Colleen welcome to the group! Glad you could join us.

Comment by Steph S. on March 8, 2013 at 5:02pm: Amer welcome to the group!

Comment by Chris Breman on March 6, 2013 at 6:30am: NASA has got the strangest animal this morning; I'm not even sure that it's not an April 1st joke..

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130306.html