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Helicophile
Gwen Pearson on Adorable Bees That Live Inside Snail Shells
Osmia bicolor is one of the first bees of spring, emerging as early as February in their native range of South England and Wales. As solitary bees, there are no queens and workers; females build their nests alone. Males emerge, mate, and then die.
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Weird-Ass Teroids
A composite post I've been thinking about for a while, and finally got off my asteroid to assemble.
Most recently - the discovery that the centaur (icy asteroids orbiting out past Saturn) Chariklo not only has two rings, but most likely a moon.
And the asteroid that sprouted six tails, each pointing in a different direction.
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Ridiculously Awesome
Fire Tornado with hundreds of tumbleweeds.
Interestingly enough, the classic tumbleweed isn't even an American native - it's an invasive Russian plant, first described from Australia. But the tumbleweed method of dispersing its seeds is shared by many plants.
That said, what could possibly make this video more awesome? How about radioactive ( Read more... ) -
Sure, Australia has 9 out of 10 of the world's deadliest snakes. We also have these.
Fraser’s Delma, Delma fraseri. One of Australia’s legless geckos, family Pygopodidae. AKA Flap-footed Lizards, or Snake-lizards, and found here and in Papua New Guinea
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