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Evernote link because paywall
Fascinating to learn that several species of mammal are fluorescent under particular lights for no explicable reason.
Interesting. There essence is luminous in an unusual way.
Evernote link because paywall
Fascinating to learn that several species of mammal are fluorescent under particular lights for no explicable reason.
Puerto Rico has been horribly mistreated during the Trump administration, to the point that around 14% of the population has moved away. They are US citizens, despite him thinking they aren't, so they moved to other parts of the country.
Entombed in sediment in Montana, they were discovered by professional fossil hunters – a cattle rancher cowboy and two pals.
Incredibly, their body outlines, skin impressions, and injuries – including tyrannosaur teeth stuck in the triceratops body – can still be seen.
An invasive, snake-like hammerhead worm is popping up in Georgia
Something about containing tetrodotoxin (like pufferfish). Reminds me of a story about a man who said, "Hey, watch this!" and then bit a salamander in two. He was dead in a few hours.
Hmmm ...
Gets a bit explicit after that.Once at the pond, males patrol the shore for females. So hair-trigger ready are they for breeding that if a stick is tossed in their path, the males will approach it to see if it is a mate, said Robert Storm, professor emeritus at Oregon State University.
A single female approaching the breeding pond can be swarmed by dozens of males, creating a wiggling wad of newts big as a softball.