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Follow My Nose It Always...uh I think I'm having a hot flash
Very cool paper out in Science today demonstrating that the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) uses its bill for thermoregulation. The story seems to be getting some good traction with the popular press, u… more →
microecos
Thumbs Up!
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biologybase wrote 3 days ago: A few minutes ago I tried valiantly to slice the end of my left thumb off. The result is nothing ser … more →
Florida Scrub Lizard
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 1 week ago: The Florida scrub lizard (Sceloporus woodi) is restricted to isolated sand scrub habitats in peninsu … more →
Komodo dragon - (Varanus komodoensis)
dummidumbwit wrote 3 weeks ago: Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Komodo dragon (Varanus … more →
Florida Pythons: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
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afarensis, FCD wrote 2 months ago: Florida has a python problem which just got worse. According to a story on National Geographic Afric … more →
If snakes were invertebrates, they would be tape worms.
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Anonymously Secret wrote 2 months ago: According to the oh-so lovely Canny, “if you say something confidently, people will believe yo … more →
North America's smallest rattlesnake
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 2 months ago: Despite tramping through the brush with great frequency during most of my life, I haven’t real … more →
Western hognose snake
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 4 months ago: Another herp interlude… Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 … more →
Follow My Nose It Always...uh I think I'm having a hot flash
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Neil wrote 4 months ago: Very cool paper out in Science today demonstrating that the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) uses its b … more →
Tanystrophic Theatrics
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Neil wrote 4 months ago: …with apologies to the Theatrical Tanystropheus. Lots of “work” to keep me … more →
North America's most bizarre lizard
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 4 months ago: Hmm, something funny going on here. This is a bug blog – specifically a beetle blog, yet it … more →
North America's most beautiful lizard
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 4 months ago: Whew! My fingers and keyboard are still smoking after that long series on Cylindera celeripes (parts … more →
Revisiting the Swift Tiger Beetle - Part 1
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 5 months ago: Photo 1 - Cylindera celeripes at Alabaster Caverns State Park in northwestern Oklahoma. When my hyme … more →
Dinosaurs may be shrinking
biologybase wrote 5 months ago: Dinosaurs may have weighed less than previously thought. According to Scientific American, a paper p … more →
2,500 year old Gyrfalcon nests in Greenland
biologybase wrote 5 months ago: According to the BBC, a Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nest in Greenland has been identified that is o … more →
Snakes alive!
paulgarner wrote 5 months ago: The European grass snake showing its distinctive collar. Photo courtesy wolf 359, www.flickr.com. Th … more →
A white black bear!
biologybase wrote 5 months ago: The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is a highly variable species. Its historic range includes … more →
Regeneration Process
Nirmal Kumar G wrote 5 months ago: In developmental biology, regeneration is the process by which some organisms replace o … more →
Osage copperhead
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Ted C. MacRae wrote 6 months ago: While photographing Cicindela sexguttata last weekend, Chris and I encountered this young copperhead … more →
Research Publication Title of the Week - The Virtue of Modesty
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Neil wrote 6 months ago: Comparison of the five extant species of rhinoceros - Wikimedia Commons ANALYSIS OF COMPLETE MITOCHO … more →
