One of the smallest rattlesnakes is the pygmy of Florida. The pygmy averages one to 1.5 feet in length, about the same length as a domestic cat. Rattlesnakes have thick bodies with heavily ridged scales. Their coloration varies according to their habitat. However, most have dark patterns of...
Leafcutter ants form colonies under the ground with mounded entrances. Depending on the species, the mounds associated with the hidden colonies may be as small as one foot in diameter and about 5 to 14 inches high. Some species build a main mound that over time grows to nearly 100 feet in...
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Some ticks have eyes, which are located on the sides of the scutum. The eyes can detect light and movement. At least some species have a structure called the Haller's organ in the outermost segment of each foreleg. This organ seems to detect a wide variety of stimuli, including specific ...
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If you’d prefer to stay above the surface, you can walk along the Škocjan Education Trail, which is a 2km circular walk around the Big and Little Collapse Dolines and through the villages of Betajna, Matavun and Škocjan. Similar to the Reka River Underground route, guided tours are...
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However, little is known about whether and how the gut microbiome modifies the response to radiotherapy [21]. Here we review “facts and fiction” regarding the nature of the interactions between radiotherapy and the gut microbiome. We discuss the potential influence of the gut microbiome on the...
It can have a bell that’s nearly 7 feet around and trail tentacles that are over 100 feet long. Bearing eight lobes, the bell resembles a pattypan squash. Each lobe bears from 70 to 150 tentacles that are arranged in rows, and there’s a balance organ in the spaces in between them...
The body size of the wolf spider can vary widely between 0.24 and 1.2 inches — or about the size of a coin — and they usually weigh less than an ounce. Its eight legs are significantly longer than the body and make the spider appear even larger than it actually is. Females tend to...