Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Discovery Man

Read this- "Cry": your facial muscles tighten. Read this- "Smile"- your facial muscles relax. Merely seeing a smile or frown activates the muscles in our face that make that expression-  ScienceDaily  

An orchid fools its hornet pollinator by issuing a chemical that honeybees, its prey,  use to send an alarm.-  EurekAlert 

Squirrels learn to steal food-  ScienceDaily

Micro flying robots use up even less energy than flies-  ScienceDaily 

Bug plays dead, sacrifices neighbour- Live Science

Cicadas survive on meager nutrition thanks to bacteria inside their cells. Livescience

T Rex was a chicken and a baby-killer- Live Science 

Rasberry crazy ants have it in for honey-bees - Scientific American  

The candiru- a parasitic freshwater catfish known for an alleged tendency to invade and parasitize the human urethra. Did you hear the one about the Amazonian fish who swam up a penis, took up residence in said penis owner’s bladder, and could not be extracted due to its umbrella-like spines? It ate away at the man until he hemorrhaged- The Candiru Song. 

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