A big todo was made a while back about the possibility of life based on arsenic. In science fiction we often see worlds created in which life is based on one strange thing or another. But years ago, Darwin found a place were life was based on the Booby. And the Noddy. Let's not forget the Noddy.
Click here to read about the booby and the noddy based ecosystem.
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