Wildlife News Roundup - January 2007
Wednesday January 31, 2007
Recent headlines have been abuzz with news of invertebrates, from the discovery of a super-white beetle to the conservation effort to save a rare species of red ant:
- Web Site Tracks Birds' Worst Enemies: Cats (NPR) — January 5, 2007.
- Using 'Tiny Oyster Cards to Track' Wasps (Zoological Society of London) — Scientists are trying to understand the behavior of paper wasp in Panama by attaching radio tags to the wasps and following their movements from nest to nest.
- Rare Red Ants Get a Helping Hand (BBC News) — Conservationists aim to save a rare ant found only in two isolated populations of Britain.
- Fruit Flies And Global Warming: Some Like It Hot (Science Daily) — A look at how fruit flies might adapt to changing climates.
- Spiders' Glowing Key to Courtship, Mating (National Geographic) — Research has revealed that ultraviolet reflectance and fluorescence are critical to mating success in a species of jumping spider.
- Bright White Beetle Dazzles Scientists (Science Daily) — A newly discovered species of beetle is among the whitest creatures known.
- New Orleans Termites Dodge Katrina Bullet (Science Daily) — It appears Hurricane Katrina had little effect on New Orleans' termite population.
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