Did you miss “Ant-Man,” the 2015 movie?
VIDEO 1:56: Ant-Man, the movie, was one of 20 films on the short list for Hollywood’s 2015 Visual Effects Oscar.
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myrmecology – scientific study of ants
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How did research on sponges explain Darwin’s Paradox?
Image: Blue-violet Oscarelle (Oscarella lobularis) and blue encrusting sponge (Phorbas tenacior) in the Mediterranean Sea near Banyuls. Follow the link to see the annotations to this ... Continue Reading →
Who is Porifera, and could he/she really be 640 million years old?
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Of the 5,000 (some say up to 10,000) species of sponges considered to have been identified, the above is just one example of the diversity within the Porifera phylum, ... Continue Reading →
Ants don’t taste good, but their larvae and their dinner do.
Do you believe anteaters like to eat ants? Read this.
When we were investigating characteristics of ants for our ant “ugh” counteraction poll, we discovered a curious fact: Ants ... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: Watch wood ants spray formic acid.
If you have read about the yellow crazy ants’ use of formic acid to blind their prey in a mass attack, and wondered how this is done, here’s your chance to see how that ... Continue Reading →
Pre-dinosaur native of New Zealand hatched in England’s Chester Zoo.
Dinosaur lovers can thank Isolde McGeorge, an animal caretaker at the Chester Zoo, in Chester County, United Kingdom, for overseeing care of two pre-dinosaur eggs until hatching. The ... Continue Reading →
Who is threatening the red crabs of Christmas Island?
Ian Usher, author and public speaker, traveled to Christmas Island, Indonesia, just to watch red crabs exit en masse from underground burrows, during monsoon rains. But the experience ... Continue Reading →
Do trees freeze in winter?
Did you know you can ask a science-related question on Reddit and receive a serious and knowledgeable answer? Go to the link below and ask any question you might think of; or go to ... Continue Reading →
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