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Awash in Way Too Many Radishes
Picture courtesy Mariann Wizard. She writes, “Great colors, no? Kate & I visited the American Botanical Society gardens the other day and they were awash in way too many radishes.”
Freaky Fish, Episode 3
This is Mike’s sturgeonHuge “sturgeon ball” in Columbia a mysteryBy Michael Milstein / May 18, 2008 PORTLAND — When sonar surveys spotted a vast pile of rubble in the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam a few months ago, officials suddenly … Continue reading
At Holly Beach With You
Holly Beach,LA. a thousand cheap vacationswith free seagulls and sunburnsall you can step on beach jetsamand the purifying grit of Gulf watersa working family’s paradise spreepopulation you and me in a couple hundred cobbled cottagesshambled alongside cramped alleyswith ample crawl … Continue reading
A Really Low-Budget Horror Flick: Crazy Ants Hit Houston
Exterminator Tom Rasberry lets the creatures named for him, “crazy rasberry ants,” crawl on his arm Tuesday.‘Crazy’ Ants Swarm Over Houston AreaBy Linda Stewart Ball / May 14, 2008 In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming … Continue reading
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi : Sat Down Beside Her
Neil Young Neil Young spider(Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, female.)Neil Young gives his name to a spiderby Roland Piquepaille / May 9, 2008 Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive … Continue reading
Happy Mothers’ Day! (A little birdie told me.)
Omigod! A feelgood animal video on The Rag Blog! Posted May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog
Happy Mother’s Day, Texas-Style
My neighbor took these in her back yard – here’s what she said: Yesterday while I was sitting in the back yard reading, four baby armadillos came up from the canyon behind our house. They were digging and chomping up … Continue reading
Horned "Corpse Whale" at Serious Risk
Although the polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk: the narwhal. The study found the whale with the long tusk ranked just ahead … Continue reading
in the quiet of a night
Image: skychasersin the quiet of a nightin the woods inside a cottageI wonder if the animals outsidecan hear me and why I’m noton the deck listening for them andsearching for the bug light reflectionin their wild stares, tracking the birdsin … Continue reading
Hook ‘Em : UT Laser Makes Brightest Light in the Universe
Erhard Gaul, research associate at the Fusion Research Center, left, speaks beside the Texas Petawatt laser with Dr. Yury Zakharov from the Novosibirsk Institute in Russia and Willie Padilla, professor of physics at Boston College. Photo by Peter Franklin / … Continue reading
Freaky Fish, Part II : No Fangs, But Eerie Thumps
Mating calls of the black drum can carry through sea walls and into homes. Photo by Steven Senne/AP.What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish.By Nonny De La Peña / April 8, 2008 “Eerie Thumps Haunt Some Cape … Continue reading
Freaky Fanged Fish Found in Pond
More than 4,000 fish dead of unknown causesBrigham City, Utah — It looks like something from the swamps of a science fiction movie, not from Pioneer Park. The remains of an unidentified aquatic species that appears to have been carnivorous … Continue reading
