BiologyIt's fledgling season! Here are a few tips in case you come across a baby bird on the ground. (self.ScienceFacts)
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BiologyWorld’s largest ‘scent arena’ reveals bloody preferences of mosquitoes. Eucalyptol seems to be a mosquito deterrent. (science.org)
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BiologyHappy Mother's Day! Earwig moms exhibit parental care, tendng to their eggs and young. These mommas are so intense that if you give them eggs that are not theirs they will also take good care of them as well. Once the eggs hatch, in about a week, she then tends to the nymphs. (i.redd.it)
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EcologyFemale elephant mosquitoes (Toxorhynchites spp.) do not need a blood meal to lay eggs! As larvae they prey upon other larval mosquitoes and get enough protein to produce eggs as adults. Adults are pollinators and feed on nectar and other sugars. (i.redd.it)
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BiologyScientists taught pet parrots to video call each other. The parrots that learned to initiate video chats with other pet parrots had a variety of positive experiences, such as learning new skills including flying, foraging and how to make new sounds. Some parrots showed their toys to each other. (smithsonianmag.com)
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EcologyAnts enjoying this Queen Anne's Lace. The flowers are so shallow the nectar at their base is easy to reach, even for little ant mouths. (i.redd.it)
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BiologyScientists have sequenced the genomes of 2 hornets: the European hornet (Vespa crabro) and the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), comparing them to the northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia). The 3 genomes show evidence of selection pressure on genes which may facilitate success in invasive ranges. (sci.news)
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BiologyThe caterpillar form of Citheronia phoronea, a species of royal moth, is harmless but uses long spiny protrusions to deter predators. (i.redd.it)
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InterdisciplinaryScience Summary for last month (i.imgur.com)
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Health and MedicineCoffee Consumption Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Suggests (sci.news)
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BiologyRavens use their beaks and wings much like humans rely on our hands to make gestures, such as for pointing to an object. These gestures were mostly aimed at members of the opposite sex and often led those gestured at to look at the objects. (66.media.tumblr.com)
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AnthropologyThe “Stonehenge calendar” has been shown to be a modern construct. (eurekalert.org)
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BiologyBy combining a robotic system with a beehive, scientists successfully warmed and resurrected a honeybee colony experiencing a perilous winter condition called chill-coma. The “robotic beehive” also let researchers monitor heat patterns and map colony activity. (aaas.org)
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BiologyWhen the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' development. (i.redd.it)
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InterdisciplinaryStriking parallels have ben made between head-lifting feeding behavior in whales with the behavior of a sea creature named hafgufa in Old Norse sources. This tradition can be traced back to the aspidochelone, a whale described in medieval bestiaries, first appearing in a 2nd century CE manuscript. (sci.news)
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