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Current Animals and Insects News Today An Ounce of Prevention -- Wildlife awakens Part 1: rabies As spring arrives, nature unfolds with blossoms, birds, awakening wildlife and insects. Forest animals deliver their babies and begin to forage for food, sometimes even during daylight hours. This is normal behavior for the birthing season. However, there continue to be reports of rabid animals within our state and health district. Primarily, rabies has been found in raccoons, skunks and bats ... Wed, 16 May 2012 02:11:10 -0700 Ocean Plastic Aid Insects Floating pools of plastic debris in the Pacific offer more surfaces for marine insects to lay eggs. Thu, 10 May 2012 07:23:40 -0700 Why social insects do not suffer from ill effects of rotating and night shift work? Why social insects do not suffer from ill effects of rotating and night shift work? Sat, 12 May 2012 17:04:00 -0700 Brittle Stars Move Like Humans Starfishlike brittle stars have five thin arms and no central brain, but even so, they move in a carefully coordinated fashion similar to four-limbed animals (including humans). A new analysis delves into the details of brittle star locomotion. Thu, 10 May 2012 04:28:34 -0700 Scientists discover first ever record of insect pollination from 100 million years ago Amber from Cretaceous deposits (110-105 my) in Northern Spain has revealed the first ever record of insect pollination. Scientists have discovered in two pieces of amber several specimens of tiny insects covered with pollen grains, revealing the first record of pollen transport and social behavior in this group of animals. The results are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:11:40 -0700 |
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