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Crazy ants swarm on a cobweb spider (Cryptachaea porter). The invasive ant species is wiping out various native insects and endangering native reptiles, birds and small mammals. (Mark Sanders/University of Texas)

Invasive Crazy Ants May Be Defeated By Microscopic Spore

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Scientists hope that the spread of crazy ants can be stopped with an innovative biocontrol.
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The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) dashes across the sea. The word “petrel” is thought to be derived from “Peter,” alluding to the biblical account of Peter walking on water. This bird was photographed in January 2020, off New Caledonia. (Hadoram Shirihai/Tubenoses Project/Zenger)

Newly Discovered Seabird Placed Straight On ‘Critically Endangered’ Species List

March 29, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Although specimens of the bird species were held in museum collections around the world, they were misclassified.
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Male Caspian terns are not only responsible for leading their young on their first autumn migration to wintering quarters, but they also have an important role in defending their young against possible threats. Here, a young tern (bottom right corner) is seen roosting on a stopover site together with its parent, which is seemingly not happy about the approach of a young common gull. (Petri Hirva)

Like Learning To Drive: Bird Dads Guide Young On First Migration

March 28, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Scientists have tracked Caspian terns’ migration routes and concluded that the birds’ choice of flight paths is “cultural.”
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A grasshopper clings to the grasses of the Carrizo Plain National Monument, June 1, 2001. President Bill Clinton established the national monument in his final days in office to save the last large remnant of the aboriginal ocean of grassland that once covered central California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

A Study Of Grasshopper Jaws Reveals Similarity To Mammals, Diversity Of Diet

March 17, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

3D imaging of grasshoppers’ mandibles avoids the destruction of samples and may be used with other species.
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Researcher Ashley Poust holds the fossilized lower jaw of Diegoaelurus, a bobcat-sized carnivore that lived 42 million years ago. Diegoaelurus was much smaller than the commonly known Smilodon, or saber-tooth cat, seen in the background. Smilodon evolved roughly 40 million years after Diegoaelurus went extinct, but both animals were saber-toothed, hyper-carnivorous predators, meaning their diets consisted almost entirely of meat. (San Diego Natural History Museum)

The Saber-Tooth Predator That Lived Millions Of Years Before Cats

March 16, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae may have been the first cat-like mammal to live on meat alone.
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A rodent species that lives on the steppes of Russia and northern Asia shapes its environment by trimming unpalatable bunchgrasses to watch for predatory birds in an example of natural ecosystem engineering. (Guoliang Li/University of Exeter)

Voles Cut Grass To Shape Their Environment And Fend Off Their Foes

March 15, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Rodents engage in environmental engineering on the steppes of Russia and China.�
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Paleontologists in Argentina found hundreds of pieces of bone, shown in this press release photo with the pen serving as a measurement guide, that had been embedded inside the skin of certain prehistoric giant sloths. (Paleontological Museum of San Pedro/Zenger)

Prehistoric Giant Sloths Had Chain-Mail Armor Of Bone Mesh To Stop Predators

March 14, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Researchers in Argentina credit their relationship with the family that runs the quarry for being able to make the find.
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The species of giant tortoise that inhabits San Cristobal Island, initially thought to be Chelonoidis chathamensis, was found to genetically correspond to a different species, not yet described. (Galápagos National Park/Zenger)

Galapagos Giant Tortoises Alive Today May Actually Be A New Species, Scientists Say

March 13, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

The originally identified species is believed to have gone extinct.
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A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on Jan. 15, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many coral reefs are threatened by ocean warming and acidification, but a new study offers hope about their long-term survival. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

Optimism Grows For Survival Of Hawaiian Corals In Long-Term Study

March 12, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Long-term study shows that even after a stark response to stressors, given enough time, corals can recalibrate.
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California scrub jays are seen defeating a puzzle containing food, developed by scientists to test whether sociable birds have cognitive abilities superior to those of less sociable birds. (Oregon State University)

Loner Jays Learn Just As Well As Social Jays, Scientists Say

March 11, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Scientists developed innovative puzzles for birds to solve to gain a prize.
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