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Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear
Digital Journal· 2 days agoAmor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia’s Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti,...
Summer Patio and Backyard Deals You Can Still Find on Amazon
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy· 4 days agoYou can get ready for backyard barbecues and pool parties more comfortably this summer with patio...
Watch: Pregnant rattlesnakes slither over each other in Colorado ‘mega-den’
Fox Weather via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe video contains three clips of rattlesnakes, all recorded within the past couple of weeks. It...
Are Daddy Longlegs Truly Spiders? Setting the Record Straight
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThat's right – daddy longlegs isn't an actual kind of spider, but a colloquial name that's been...
Throwback: Delta's summer of 1982
The Delta Optimist· 2 hours agoLet’s take a step back in time and check out what was happening in the pages of the Delta Optimist in the summer of 1982. A lead story in an August...
Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
The Conversation· 4 days agoMany plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. Rachel Mallinger, assistant professor ...
Why protecting native species matters and the risks of welcoming invasive species
Simcoe.com· 2 days agoThe lyrical poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth comes to mind as I lay on my couch in pensive...
Flying Spiders Glide Into New Territories
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThey have wings capable of producing both lift (the upward force needed to counteract their bodyweight) and thrust (the force which propels them in the...
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock
Digital Journal· 6 days agoAt the end of a small country road in Denmark is the “Enorm” factory, an insect farm set up by a...
Bee-friendly bus shelters not coming to Lincoln, says council
BBC News· 16 hours agoBee-friendly bus shelters will not be introduced in Lincoln, the city council has decided. Liberal...
