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Here are some images of Christmas Tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus), just in time for the holidays:
Image Source: Ryan Photographic
Image Source: Ryan Photographic
Image Source: Ryan Photographic
These are tube-dwelling worms that live in coral reefs and use their spiral plumes for feeding…
I have been grievously mum in response to the many comments that readers have been sending to the Loom. My silence is not hostile--it is the result of way too much traveling, too much magazine writing, and the standard sleep deprivation that comes with life with two young daughters. In fact,…
Image Source: Kate Wong, Scientific American
Until now, I had heard of giving a dog a bone, but never a giraffe. They reportedly chew on bones as a source of minerals. This is also true for another herbivore, the desert tortoise. Who knew?
Source:
Esque, T.C., and E.L. Peters. 1994. Ingestion of…
A trail of Atta leafcutting ants in Gamboa, Panama.
From the recent literature:
The Journal of Experimental Biology has a lab study by Dussutour et al documenting how leafcutter ants avoid traffic jams under crowded trail conditions. Apparently, unladen ants increase a narrow trail's efficiency…
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