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Mud Daubers: What to Know
Bees, wasps, and hornets have found unique ways to survive in habitats all around the world. Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly interesting nesting behavior — they ...
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Mud-Rolling Mud-Dauber
Georgina was at the waterhole early to photograph birds, but her attention was diverted to these industrious wasps. They were busy at the water’s edge, rolling the soft mud into balls and carrying ...
What is this mushroom seen in our local park?
I found this 10cm-tall mushroom in our local park on 17th November 17th. Its top is almost transparent. Do you know what it ...
These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...
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Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are Affecting Animals, From Fish to Snakes to Birds
While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...
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News Wrap: Trump signs executive orders focused on military
In our news wrap Monday, President Trump signed new executive orders focused on the U.S. military, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake ...
Brown: I grew up in a Minnesota bog the size of New York City; I didn’t know it was special.
Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• When I was a kid, my dad and grandpa ...
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Rare pigs 'crucial missing piece' to recovery of rewilding land
The ginger duo, Ticket and Tailor, are now busy churning up mud at the 460-acre site ... warm basking spots for grasshoppers and burrowing opportunities for bees, wasps and beetles. They will also ...
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Wasps and Their Control
Hornets, yellow jackets, Polistes, mud daubers, and the cicada killer are all wasps, a group of beneficial insects that attack and destroy other insects found around homes and in gardens. Wasps, ...
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Rare pigs 'crucial missing piece' to recovery of rewilding land
The ginger duo, Ticket and Tailor, are now busy churning up mud at the 460-acre site ... grasshoppers and burrowing opportunities for bees, wasps and beetles. They will also help create water ...
The Economist21d
Wasps stole genes from viruses
PEOPLE DOMESTICATED sheep and cattle, wheat and maize. Wasps domesticated viruses. And, just as domesticating other species helped human populations explode, so viral domestication assisted an ...
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Huge piles of mud still block California road, drone footage shows
Drone footage taken Friday also shows huge piles of mud covering Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Caltrans noted that more storms are expected early next week, and that debris basins that usually divert ...