biology
it’s february, which means that some of us are itching to book campsites for the summer — see what i did there? the very thought of mosquitoes makes my ankles itch and brings back fond memories of being stranded by the side of a lake and being eaten alive, thanks
fauna
from bomb-sniffing to house clearing to covert ops, our canine friends have proved invaluable resources for effective and tireless pursuit of criminals and enemies the world over. you can find a raft of videos related to police dogs, their use in the field, and their training — most of them are
anatomy
this week’s topic: exorcist owls we humans are wonderfully created predators with highly maneuverable heads and with eyes on the front of our faces that we can move in lots of directions in tandem but are also rounded so that we can see a great deal in our periphery
biology
australia is home to many miraculous flora and fauna, including: cassowary about the size of a grown man; much like an ostrich; if mildly perturbed, will sprint (really quickly) at you and start kicking you with it’s super-strong legs and either break your bones or cut you open with
anatomy
the praying mantis has three simple eyes and two huge compound eyes. the simple eyes are in the middle of the front of their head and are similar to ours but don’t move around independently of the head. the compound eyes have hundreds of photoreceptors which track motion but