and can hide by changing its colour like a chameleon. In safe environments the bumblebees subsequently chose to feed from flowers at random
#Spacexâ##s Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmersenter the Dragon takes on a whole new meaning this month as Spacex's Dragon capsule heads to the International Space station for its third commercial resupply mission
During the Spacex-3 mission the Dragon capsule not only will deliver cargo to the orbiting laboratory
The research does not end with the berthing of the Dragon. The capsule will be loaded with many samples
off Sonora Mexico in the Gulf of california sometime in the last millennium--specifically between the 6th and 19th centuries.
After the fireit is the first time that a study compares different responses of a set of animal organisms to fire (snails spiders beetles ants grasshoppers bugs birds and reptiles.
They often evade discovery by running to the opposite side of the tree before being noticed an escape tactic also seen in many tree dwelling lizards.
But in a first-of-its-kind study on wild green anole lizards biologists at the University of California Riverside have discovered that the link between muscle function
A lot of people study anoles and a lot of people remove muscles and study them in a lab as opposed to measuring the muscles in the animal as it's moving.
modulation and decoupling Foster surgically inserted electrodes into the forelimbs and hind limbs of seven male green anole lizards.
She then tracked the lizard movements on a flat and 90-degree incline and a broad and narrow perch using high-speed video to record movements
while the lizard movements changed considerably when they were running along narrow perches (compared to broad perches) there were few significant changes in muscle activity.
And when the lizards were running up an incline they noted more changes in muscle activity than movement.
Though these 2-inch-long green anoles weigh just 5 grams--about the same as a U s. nickel--their muscles work the same way as every other vertebrate.
The study found that muscle activity in the green anoles was most consistent on broad vertical surfaces such as tree trunks suggesting that
#Strange bird, sea turtle hatchlings released on protected Indonesian beachworking on a remote and protected beach in Indonesia conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society
and PALSÂ#local partner organizationâ#ecently celebrated the release of rare animal hatchlings into the wild part of a plan to save the olive ridley sea turtle
which quickly flew into the forest and 34 newly hatched olive ridley sea turtles which crawled into the sea.
â#oethe joint release of maleos and olive ridleys on the same day is a boost to the conservation of both species in Sulawesiâ#said Noviar Andayani Country Director for WCSÂ##s Indonesia Program
Nest abandonment is normal for sea turtles such as the olive ridley one of three threatened sea turtle species known to nest on the Binerean Cape area.
Weighing up to 100 pounds the olive ridley is one of the smallest sea turtle species . Although widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical seas of the world the olive ridley turtle is listed still as Vulnerable on IUCNÂ##s Red List.
The species is threatened by egg harvesting and direct hunting. â#oethe round-the-clock monitoring of maleo and sea turtle nests on this protected beach prevents the exploitation of these species a threat that still frequently occurs at other sitesâ#said Dr. Peter Clyne Deputy
Director of WCSÂ##s Asia Program. â#oewe hope to extend the program to adjacent coastal areas
marine turtles fruit bats free-range pigs and chickens rather than primarily relying on growing crops for human food and animal fodder.
and greater access to protein from sources such as tortoises pigs and chicken than women did.
They studied populations of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) larvae a pest of broccoli and their natural enemies ladybird beetles (Coleomegilla maculata) for six generations.
The results showed that diamondback moth populations were reduced in the treatment containing ladybird beetles and unsprayed non-Bt refuge plants.
and predators diamondback moth populations were reduced but the larvae more quickly evolved resistance to the Bt plants. â#oethese results demonstrate the effectiveness of Bt plants in controlling the pest population the lack of effect of Bt on the predators
Orange underbellies of female lizards signal fertilityaustralian lizards are attracted to females with the brightest orange patches--but preferably not too large--on their underbelly according to research published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Ecology
Lake Eyre dragon lizards Ctenophorus maculosus are found exclusively in salt deserts in southern Australia where they feed on dead insects blown onto the salt crust.
or non-receptive--were decorated with paints closely matched to the natural colors of the female lizard.
As natural lizard color reflects ultraviolet (UV) light the researchers used specialized UV-reflecting paints to accurately mimic female coloration.
and warding off predatory birds who might catch sight of the vulnerable female lizard. Story Source:
#Crocodilians can climb trees and bask in the tree crownswhen most people envision crocodiles and alligators they think of them waddling on the ground or wading in water--not climbing trees.
However a University of Tennessee Knoxville study has found that the reptiles can climb trees as far as the crowns.
Vladimir Dinets a research assistant professor in the Department of psychology is the first to thoroughly study the tree-climbing
and-basking behavior. The research is published in the journal Herpetology. Dinets and his colleagues observed crocodilian species on three continents--Australia Africa and North america--and examined previous studies and anecdotal observations.
They found that four species climbed trees--usually above water --but how far they ventured upward
The smaller crocodilians were able to climb higher and further than the larger ones. Some species were observed climbing as far as four meters high in a tree and five meters down a branch.
Still the ability to climb vertically is a measure of crocodiles'spectacular agility on land. The crocodilians seen climbing trees whether at night or during the day were skittish of being approached jumping
or falling into the water when an approaching observer was as far as 10 meters away.
The data suggests that at least some crocodilian species are able to climb trees despite lacking any obvious morphological adaptations to do so.
This is especially true for those studying extinct crocodiles or other Archosaurian taxa. Dinets collaborated with Adam Britton from Charles darwin University in Australia and Matthew Shirley from the University of Florida.
Research by Dinets published in 2013 found another surprising crocodilian characteristic--the use of lures such as sticks to hunt prey.
More of his research can be found in his book Dragon Songs. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by University of Tennessee.
These bats of which there are almost 200 species eat a variety of foods including insects frogs lizards fruit nectar and even blood.
Insects frogs lizards fruit nectar and even blood. The bats'skulls of today reflect this dietary diversity.
Along with the eggs and nestlings of greater sage grouse ravens also prey on the federally endangered Desert tortoise the endangered San Clemente Loggerhead shrike and the California Least Tern.
Each juice contained local Malaysian fruit such as Chiku Kedondong Pulasan Dragon fruit and Star fruit. After creating 30 different recipes seven smoothies were chosen for the study each containing up to 50 per cent underutilised fruit. 80 volunteers were recruited by Phd student Tan Kok Wei who is running the study
if someone were trying to sell your kids banana-flavored heroin in a vial they could suck (instead of having to chase the dragon),
Populations of the endangered San francisco garter snake and the threatened California red-legged frog have made airport land their home.
200-acre plantation outside Charleston where the alligator hunt was about to take place. The Canadian, Connie Desousa, had asked to be designated the shooter.
walking ahead to warn off poisonous snakes and alligators. Half the group cut the rice with hand sickles
Meanwhile, the alligator hunt turned up nothing, even when the party tried dragging a beast out of the canal with a hook and line.
At lunchtime, the chefs grilled an alligator that had been killed the night before. Most everybody agreed it was bland and chewy.
and American samoa because little is known about sea turtles and their habitats. Sea turtles at Palmyra Atoll forage in a unique environment currently removed from pervasive human influence.
As part of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) s Sea turtle Research and Conservation program, our program goals here are to study sea turtle distribution and abundance, focusing on ecological interactions, behavior, conservation, health issues,
and connectivity or migratory linkages to other sites. We want to know more about these reptiles where they are unaffected relatively by people
so we can understand the natural processes, ecological roles, and human impacts. What surprises you most about Palmyra Atoll?
and hopeful that the research conducted by the CBC will contribute to the conservation of endangered sea turtle species. Each visit reaffirms my commitment to the incredibly important field of biodiversity conservation
Of course, there are native animals that are edible too (such as kangaroos, crocodiles and emus), but Weatherhead prefers to educate us on the wonders of Australias native flora world.
and black sugarcane are just a few of the crops Keshav Tavre grows on his suburban plot on the outskirts of Mumbai--all of it from a supply of untreated sewage that snakes past his land.
turtle pond and planting areas for each grade to grow flowers. Photo: Georgina Abella We really thought it appropriate to expand into something that could be an entirely new curriculum,
such as genetically engineering alligators with salamander DNA so their huge, meaty tails fell off when grabbed with huge tongs
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