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Britain's rarest spider saved from the brink of extinction

Britain's rarest spider - the Ladybird Spider - has been saved from being wiped out forever after a successful conservation program. They were almost wiped out in the early 90s due to loss of habitat and at one...

Ants restrained from undesired reproduction by peers

Normally worker ants are not supposed to mate. Their job is to build a hive and care for the hive queen’s offspring instead. But a new study showed that when worker ants actually break the taboo and reproduce,...

What Every Organism Wants: Sexual Selection

Yes, the title is an indicative to capture your attention. And, since you'all seem so tired and perhaps stressed out, well, we are now in "officially" a recession. Perhaps, an economic depression is next, but not soon or may be never, I hope. So, I wanted to arouse your...

Fish in Lake Victoria evolving around pollution

Evolution is happening right before our eyes.  Evolution, or at least drastic evidence of change, is something generally considered to happen over hundreds of generations, but the cichlid fish in Africa's...

Fireflies in decline as natural habitats are destroyed

The little blinking lights of fireflies are getting harder and harder to see lately.Urban delvelopment, pollution and artificial lights are all causing the numbers of the tiny insects to decline at a rapid...

Disabled turtle gets skateboard & finds love

A ten-year-old turtle just got a custom fit skateboard strapped to her belly.  Arava has been overcoming paralysis of her hind legs, and now that she’s got wheels she has started to get her groove on by...

Industrial Activity in Maldives a threat to Whale Shark mating area

"A whale shark mating area in Maldives, called Vandhumaafaru adi is to be leased for developing into an industrial site.   The Maldives is a party to the Biodiversity Convention, Cartagena Protocol on...

BADGER IS INNOCENT! Bloodcurdling Screams Alert Police.

A couple of howling badgers in Germany found their love-making rudely interrupted by cops called out by alarmed residents who feared someone was being murdered.   " Several people in the small town of...

Springtime in Yellowstone

Majestic mountains, cascading waterfalls, bears, wolves and buffalo are some of the reasons people travel to Yellowstone National Park.  My wife Debbie and I were no exception.  The purpose of our...

'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

There would seem to be sexual predators in the animal kingdom too"An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet...

Octopus sex more sophisticated than arm-wrestling

"For decades,scientists have viewed octopuses as unromantic loners, with matinghabits nearly devoid of complex behavior. But new research from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, has found that at least one speciesof octopus engages in such sophisticated lovemaking tactics...

Honey Bee Queens Need More Hugging Hunny

A single female bee, surrounded by 1000's of hard working bachelor....eunuchs.  That's the everyday life for honey bee colony queens, and to make things worse - sterile worker bees can excommunicate her for...

Aussie woman humped to death by Camel

Karma, Barry, Karma, don't make a comment, remember, Karma Barry.Sorry Now Public Readers, this is just way too easy to comment on. BRISBANE, Australia -- A woman was killed by a pet camel given to her as a 60th...

Long Duck Dongs: Evolution and Sexual Organs

The interesting thing here (as it were) is that ducks seem to be able to grow their phalluses in competition with each other, thus eliminating their need to receive about 90% of email spam. However, female ducks...

Panda Porn for Procreation: Unsuccessful, Alas

UPDATE:He just wasn't that into her. "After panda porn failed to spark amour, Thai zoo authorities turned Monday to artificial insemination in the hope of impregnating their lone female giant panda. Authorities at...

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