Weevils are beetles part of theCurculionidaefamily. They are characterized by an elongated snout and a rather small size – up to about ¼ inches long. The many species of weevils are herbivorous – since their diet also consists of grains, weevils are often regarded as pests. The weevil’s...
but I do wish most players would take notice of the handful of players who do what they’ve been hired to do, like handing the ball to a ref, and jogging back to the huddle. I
I don’t know exactly when out house was built, but the British were building them in Malaya in the 1920s to house officers and whoever else needed houses. The Japanese took them over during WWII, and then the Singaporean government acquired most of them after the Japanese left. They are ...
Well known for their skill and ability to do aerial nimbleness, parrots are vital to their ability to avoid predators. Parrots can fly up at a moment’s notice or move quickly through dense foliage due to their mighty wings and light bodies. They can bypass slower predators and avoid danger...
Found across central Africa, this is the largest of all beetles, able to grow tonearly the size of a human hand. It typically nourishes itself on fruit, bark, and tree sap; it has also been raised in captivityon a diet of cat and dog food. ...
My daughter used to pick up live ladybugs (but not the nice ones, the Japanese beetles that bite) and put them in her mouth when she was a toddler. Those things excrete a stinky oily substance if you touch them too. That was pretty gross now that I think about it again. Reply Briana...
Found across central Africa, this is the largest of all beetles, able to grow tonearly the size of a human hand. It typically nourishes itself on fruit, bark, and tree sap; it has also been raised in captivityon a diet of cat and dog food. ...
Giant Japanese salamander! Fire salamanders: not as colourful as the real thing, but here revealing their reproductive cycle in beautiful detail. Closeup of oviduct in above. Sexual dimorphism in Leptodactylus frogs: the males have bulging upper arms to (I am assuming) help them hold onto female...
and he could do whatever he wanted, whereas I didn't have tenure yet, so I should be incredibly careful. Stick to more mainstream science! These fringey things—why not leave them until retirement, when you're coming close to death, and you can worry about the soul and stuff like that...