African Cave Spiders, Anyone?
http://www.zooniversity.org/2010/04/african-cave-spiders-anyone/
Fruit MRIs – Pineapple, Bananas, Orange
http://www.geekosystem.com/fruit-mri-pineapple-orange-banana/
Red Pandas: Adorable, Ancient Animals
http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals
The cephalopods can hear you
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8095000/8095977.stm
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tbo=1
Endangered Fennec Hare Born at Korea Zoo
via http://www.zooborns.com/ Is there a creature, great or small, who compares to the absolute cuteness of this little guy? I didn’t think so.
Lake thronged with 10million jellyfish… but dont worry, they’ve lost their sting
For those of you who don’t believe in evolution… From the page: “With no risk of being eaten, the jellies multiplied in the lake on the Pacific island of Palau. Over time their stings weakened and visitors can now swim alongside them with no fear of being stung.”
The Mimicry of Spiders
via Dark Roasted Blend How absolutely horrifyingly cute!
Platypus Genome – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/science/08platypus.html
Creatures clone selves in face of danger
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23615726/ From the page: “Scientists exposed 4-day-old sand dollar larvae to fish mucus, a sign that danger is close. They found that the larvae created clones of themselves within 24 hours.”
Space likely helped shape life on Earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23614229/ “New study bolsters argument that space rocks spawned life”
Self Image
Just thought I'd share this cute clip from Creature Comforts. I've never seen the actual show, but this made me smile. We all have our own funny hangups about our physical appearance, don't we?