An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: PhD in genetics might seem like an unusual requirement for the role of head chef. It makes more sense when the man running the kitchen is not just in charge of frying your chicken burger — he created the meat himself. “This burger takes something between two to three days to grow,”…
Tag: Eggs
November butterflies!
Lovely photos of November butterflies from an ashram garden in India. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/butterflies-ranchi-ashrama-india-photos…
‘Godzilla’ wasps drag caterpillars out of water to lay eggs in them
Tiny wasps that lay their eggs in aquatic caterpillars have been seen diving for up to 14 seconds and then bursting out of the water like Godzilla Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259448-godzilla-wasps-drag-caterpillars-out-of-water-to-lay-eggs-in-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Watch a ‘Godzilla’ wasp dominate Mothra in this eerie lab video
Scientists discovered a new species of aquatic wasp that reminds them of Godzilla. Source: https://www.livescience.com/aquatic-parasitic-wasps-lay-eggs-in-caterpillars.html
Some male fish use their tails to fan rivals’ sperm away from eggs
To boost their chances of fertilising a nest-load of eggs, male dusky frillgoby fish use their tailfin to fan away the sperm deposited by rivals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257736-some-male-fish-use-their-tails-to-fan-rivals-sperm-away-from-eggs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Decoy sea turtle eggs equipped with GPS help track down smugglers
The InvestEggator is a decoy egg with a GPS transmitter, which researchers placed in sea turtle nests in Costa Rica to track down where they are illegally sold Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256101-decoy-sea-turtle-eggs-equipped-with-gps-help-track-down-smugglers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Surgical device inspired by parasitic wasps could extract bits of you
Parasitic wasps use a long, thin, tubular organ to implant eggs in their victims. A device inspired by this organ could make it easier and less painful to remove tumours, blood clots or even whole organs Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2255694-surgical-device-inspired-by-parasitic-wasps-could-extract-bits-of-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New species of tiny ‘fairy shrimp’ found in the world’s hottest desert
Tiny shrimp have been found living in Iran’s Lut Desert, which has reached temperatures above 80°C. These shrimp have eggs that lay dormant for years when water is scarce Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2255508-new-species-of-tiny-fairy-shrimp-found-in-the-worlds-hottest-desert/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
How to Play Chrome’s Hidden ‘Dinosaur Game’ and Firefox’s ‘Unicorn Pong’
How-To Geek has discovered three of the world’s most popular web browsers contain Easter Eggs:
It seems like every browser has a hidden game these days. Chrome has a dinosaur game, Edge has surfing, and Firefox has . . . unicorn pong? Yep, you read that right — here’s how to play it. First, open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (the three…
Return of Myanmar’s smiling turtle
Need something to smile about? Here’s a story about smiling turtles saved from extinction in Myanmar. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/return-of-myanmar-smiling-burmese-roofed-turtle…