Monthly Archives: August 2009
Welcome Back, Tasman Booby!
Thought to have been extinct since the late 18th century, when the hunting of Norfolk Island’s Polynesian settlers and European sailers eradicated its numbers to unprecedented lows, the Tasman booby, a long-winged sea bird formerly native to the small islands … Continue reading
Chill the Fuck Out, Swima Worms & Spanish Ribbed Newt…
As early as 1879, biologists have known about the Spanish ribbed newt’s tendency to use its rib bones as weapons, but only recently has x-ray imaging been used to observe how they do it. When the newt is agitated or … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, New Species!, Science, Sea Creatures
You’re Not God, Desert Ants.
A recent study coming out of the University of Paris Nord has expanded on the results of an 1874 experiment which saw teams of ants lend a mandible to colony-mates submerged in sand by digging them out and dragging them … Continue reading
