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The Bizarre Mygalomorph!
Paratropis, a photo by PrimevalNature.com on Flickr.
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US bans import of Burmese pythons
The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
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The tiger sharks that eat woodpeckers and meadowlarks
Tiger sharks’ diet has surprised researchers at Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama. The scientists were studying the diets of the sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and found that as well as feeding on the expected fish and other marine creatures, the sharks were also eating land-based birds, such as woodpeckers, tanagers, meadowlarks, catbirds, kingbirds, and swallows.
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Snow Surfing Crow! (video)
Hilarious footage has been posted online of what appears to be a crow actually enjoying itself by using a small disc to slide down a roof covered in snow over and over again!
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Amazing Species: Egyptian Tortoise
The Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni, is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This Middle Eastern and North African tortoise has a golden-coloured shell and minute shell size of less than 14 cm.
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Anchovy Explosion
They’re back. After a nearly half-century of rarity, big schools of anchovies – an important prey for both wildlife and humans — are again showing up in Europe’s North Sea. A new study tries to explain why, and finds climate shifts are probably playing a role.
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Tracking Snakes: A New Method?
In this paper, researchers describe a new technique for tracking snakes that is an alternative to radio-transmitters and thread trails.
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