Archive for the ‘Animals’
Cats Aren’t Afraid of Bears
Today I found out cats of all sizes aren’t afraid of bears.
Ostriches Don’t Hide Their Heads in the Sand
Today I found out that Ostriches don’t hide their heads in the sand, contrary to popular belief. This kind of seems like it should be common sense; considering if they actually did this as a means of self defense, they would quickly end up extinct seeing how they tend to live in the harsh African [...]
How Flies Land on the Ceiling
Today I found out how flies land on the ceiling. The popular notion used to be that the flies would do a half barrel roll sideways just before landing on the ceiling and then let their momentum carry them the rest of the way up. This was shown to be false when, in 1958, a [...]
Lobsters Do Not Mate for Life
Today I found out that Lobsters do not mate for life, contrary to popular belief. The origins of the myth that they do mate for life are not completely known, but this myth was first publicly popularized on an episode of Friends (Episode 2.14) where Phoebe says Ross is Rachel’s “lobster” and goes on to [...]
Honey Bees Know the World is Round and Can Calculate Angles
Today I found out that Honey Bees know the world is round and can calculate angles.
It turns out, scientists have figured out how to interpret a Honey Bee’s dance; a Honey Bees dance is where they communicate where to find food, a new home, and things of this nature. Using this information, an experiment was [...]
The Jewel Wasp is Amazing
Today I found out that the Jewel Wasp, also known as the “Emerald Cockroach Wasp”, is a parasitic wasp that injects a drug into a cockroach’s brain, turns it into a zombie, rides it like a horse back to its burrow, and then lets its hatched larvae feed on the cockroaches body from the inside. [...]
That Dogs Really are Man’s Best Friend
Today I found out that dogs really are man’s best friend.
For even further proof, you need go no further than this story about the dog Hachiko.
Where Bacon Comes From
Today I found out where Bacon comes from. Now you might think, as I always did, that Bacon comes from combining two parts awesome with a smidgen of outstanding. But in fact, Bacon, or as my brother calls it “meat candy”, typically comes from our snout nosed little bald friends, pigs. Though of course, one [...]
