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Archives for April, 2010
Daisy chain house swapping
Posted by Julia Chosy on April 29, 2010 All my life I assumed hermit crabs deal with moving house the same way us humans do. When our living space gets a bit too cramped, we find a better-suited one, vacate the old one, and move. It’s a fairly self-centered process and we rarely think about who ends up in our old space. Well,…
FYI: The Squirrel and the Crow
Posted by Katie Thompson on April 28, 2010 Touching anthropomorphism or touching cannibalism? You tell me.
Beetle Mania
Posted by Katie Thompson on April 21, 2010 Leave your infrared-laser tripped stationary camera to your dad, the whitetail hunting enthusiast, ’cause you’re about learn what REAL wildlife photography is. Will & Matt Burrard-Lucas just wrapped up their first (largely) successful photography expedition using their ingenious BeetleCam, a remote control camera ATV. The brothers have been professional nature photographers since 2004 but really…
WNS Update
Posted by Julia Chosy on April 20, 2010 Following up on the previous white-nose syndrome blog, WNS has now been confirmed in Missouri. The article is about their monitoring program and does not mention the find, but our sources tell us there was recent PCR-confirmation of Geomyces destructans in samples taken from suspect bats in Missouri as part of this monitoring program. One…
Golden showers, crayfish style!
Posted by Julia Chosy on April 16, 2010 Researchers at the University of Hull, UK, recently published a paper about chemical signaling in reproductive behavior in crayfish. Yep, crayfish. Apparently, the female must release urinary cues in order to initiate courtship behavior in males. No pee, no sex. Unfortunately (and understandably), being peed on also triggers aggression in this species. The authors argue…
White-Nose Syndrome
Posted by Julia Chosy on April 8, 2010 I hate to get all serious, but this is a topic near-and-dear to me, and one that needs more publicity. And while Zooillogix readers are intelligent and well-informed (and smoking hot, I might add), I want to be sure everyone is aware of the progress and potential of this epidemic. Plus, I know I’m not…