Newly discovered spiders named after Star Wars Stormtroopers
For all the Star Wars fans out the there: May the Fourth be with you! Some interesting spider news from South America was announced. Researchers discovered a news species of spiders in Colombia. Four of six bald-legged spiders will be... Read more»
Bed bugs in books
Do you offer bed bug treatments for libraries? It might be worth considering. A library system in Lincoln, Nebraska inspects every book or item returned to all eight branches. The system found bed bugs in 2014 and a committee of... Read more»
On the rocks, or on the ants?
Video documentary powerhouse Great Big Story recently published a video in conjunction with the Singapore Tourism Board titled “Nature’s Cocktail.” The three-minute video profiles Vijay Mudaliar, co-owner and founder of Native, a cocktail bar in Singapore. Since 2015, he has... Read more»
Pheromones in tears of baby mice could prevent breeding
Signals from a pheromone produced by male mice to encourage breeding, is replaced with signals from a pheromone produced by baby mice. Read more»
A different take on bird control
Trash-collecting birds are part of the answer for cleaning up cigarette butts at an amusement park in France. Read more»
Spiders can jump how far?
Humans can jump pretty far, but spiders can jump even farther to catch their prey. According to ValueWalk, some spider species hunt by jumping on their prey instead of spinning a web. The average spider typically uses spinnerets to create... Read more»