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House Centipedes Are Friends!
22:21 UTC
Happy 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.
21:25 UTC
Doc Martens bug shoes for toddlers and juniors! I'm very jealous! I'd love a pair of these boots.
04:27 UTC
Chemicals on ants' feet tranquilise and subdue colonies of aphids, keeping them close-by as a ready source of food. The aphids produce a sugary substance called honeydew as a waste product, which ants love to eat!
15:20 UTC
Ants 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.
13:46 UTC
Please! I have so much to say!
19:21 UTC
The caterpillar form of Citheronia phoronea, a species of royal moth, is harmless but uses long spiny protrusions to deter predators.
16:18 UTC
Look at this very friendly eastern box turtle! Adorable.
They mention the zoo from my hometown, Popcorn Park Zoo in Forked River, NJ. It's a rescue zoo for abused and handicapped animals. I loved going at a kid.
18:24 UTC
My buddy, Dr. Ped Daneshgar, made a video comparing actual mandrake plants to the plants in Harry Potter. It's a very cute 2 min video.
20:01 UTC
When the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' development.
18:48 UTC
Mr. Darcy needed to air out those beans.
22:32 UTC
Finn enjoying a little sunbeam and his favorite bed.
18:02 UTC
Episode 14: Explodey Joe (Bombardier Beetle) Discussion Post
17:37 UTC