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Honey Bee Numbers Drop

featured Honey Bee Numbers Drop

Traditional honey made from heather or, here, clover (Trifolium repens) has been a staple medicine and food for humans and bees. Now, so many dangers threaten this ancient domestication; Honey...

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Nightlife for Bull ants

Nightlife for Bull ants

This Queensland bull ant or jumping jack is a well-known and unique Australian resident. They belong to the group of ants that forage individually, with their eyesight well-adapted to daylight...

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Ants, plants and pitchers

Ants, plants and pitchers

Here are some of the highlights of the ants' obligatory occupation of the pitcher plant. The insects and fly larvae are predated by diving ants!; Pitcher Plant Image; Credit: PLoS...

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International Day for Biodiversity - 22nd May 2013

International Day for Biodiversity - 22nd May 2013

International Day for Biodiversity; Credit: © Shutterstock Biodiversity is the term given to the variety of life on Earth and the natural pattern it forms. The biodiversity we see today...

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It's NOT a jungle out there - (any more)

It's NOT a jungle out there - (any more)

This teak elephant represents the natural forest, which is grown in vast plantations nowadays and the natural fauna, which are becoming more and more threatened with total extinction, even before...

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Kiwi Conservation Genetics

Kiwi Conservation Genetics

This is my Daddy and he's an Apteryx owenii, a member of the ratite group, who looks after me for 4 weeks until I grow up and become a big...

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Skinks and other Squamates - Sorted!

Skinks and other Squamates - Sorted!

A giant among skinks, this is called, "monkey-tailed" in the Solomon Islands, but forms small colonies. This makes it almost unique among reptiles; Skink image; Credit: © Shutterstock The newest...

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The Nudibranch Exposed - Correction

The Nudibranch Exposed - Correction

The nudibranch, Flabellina bilas represents two of the genus' groups within the large Aeolidida group. It lives on reefs throughout the Indo-pacific area; Flabellina image; Credit: © Shutterstock The shaggy...

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Bat predation is affected by odour

Bat predation is affected by odour

This is the Australian long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi, captured purely for a bit of guano! - Credit: © Tracy Morris Accumulation of smells can attract a lot of attention of...

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Sushi for pigs

Sushi for pigs

This peccary is a tremendous herd animal with up to 200 in the "pack." Able to defend themselves against even jaguars with a mass assault, they have close bonds, maintained...

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