Monthly Archives: January 2006
Improbable research
I’ve just has a quick look at the RSS feed for Improbable Research. Here are the highlights for me: Individually marked ants Silver loining Sweet dreams are made of cheese Bugs in the system
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Gecko gastronomy
&tLast night I had a robust velvet gecko (Oedura robusta) outside my window. That in itself is no surprise, as there are heaps of them in and around the brickwork of the house. But this guy had managed to catch … Continue reading
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World’s biggest Gambusia?
I thought I’d found the world’s biggest mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in my turtle pond, but she’s only 42.2mm in length. She looks much bigger than that. I figured that there’s a fair amount of selection pressure acting on the fish … Continue reading
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