Explaining the concept of a dust bunny to small children can be quite amusing. No, it’s not actually alive. It’s moving around because of really small currents of wind that we can’t even see. It’s mainly formed out of dead skin and spider webs. No, the spiders don’t actually eat the dead skin. Most of the time. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-idea-oumuamua-interstellar-bunny.html…
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Artificial spider webs shake to stay clean, just like the real thing
Artificial spider silk made from gel and silicone could be used to create sensitive robotic parts that are able to clean themselves Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2248953-artificial-spider-webs-shake-to-stay-clean-just-like-the-real-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
This weekend’s Full Hunter’s Moon
The legacy of the Harvest and Hunter’s Moons are the grand procession of moonlit nights in the season of waning daylight. In 2019, watch for the full, or nearly full moon, around October 11, 12, 13 and maybe even 14. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-hunters-moon-from-dusk-till-dawn…