Self-Fumigation Actually Is For The Birds

Self-Fumigation Actually Is For The Birds

How can science help save the wild finches Darwin made famous in the Galapagos Islands from invasive species? By leaving cotton balls treated with a mild pesticide laying around. In an experiment,…
Give a hoot. Don’t shoot!

Give a hoot. Don’t shoot!

"The spotted owl is the poster boy on how to use the Endangered Species Act to accomplish a goal beyond the species itself and how things can get messed up." Ban Nock writing in the Daily Kos The U.…
Moroccan Flic-Flac:Spider Gymnast

Moroccan Flic-Flac:Spider Gymnast

A paper in Zootaxa describes a new species of spider, Cebrennus rechenbergi, the only spider that is able to move by means of flic-flac jumps.  The nocturnal spider Cebrennus rechenbergi lives…
Your Mandible Size Is Overrated

Your Mandible Size Is Overrated

It's official - females prefer courtship over competitiveness. And she may talk with her friends about the size of your mandibles, but it really doesn't matter.    Female mate choice and…
What Do You Do With 1 Million Feral Camels?

What Do You Do With 1 Million Feral Camels?

Feral camels in the Australian outback are reviled as pests. Yet they thrive, totaling some one million strong. How did they go from historic helper to overbearing invader? As usual, numbers make the…