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| Squirrels heat up their tails to scare rattlesnakes Mark Frauenfelder:
New Scientist reports that squirrels have evolved an interesting defense against rattlesnakes -- tails that heat up.
The ground squirrel heats up its tail then waves it in the snake's face - a form of harassment that confuses the rattler, which has an infrared sensing organ for detecting small mammals.
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New Scientist reports that squirrels have evolved an interesting defense against rattlesnakes -- tails that heat up.
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New Scientist reports that squirrels have evolved an interesting defense against rattlesnakes -- tails that heat up.
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New Scientist reports that squirrels have evolved an interesting defense against rattlesnakes -- tails that heat up.
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| Cry havoc, and let slip the squirrels of war Cory Doctorow:
From the always-trenchant webtoon Wondermark, a funny commentary on Internet spoilers and Harry Potter 7 (no actual spoilers).
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El caza parásito  Gracias a otro excelente artículo de Military-heat, sitio dedicado a recopilar curiosidades de la tecnología belica, me enteré de la existencia de uno de los más llamativos cazas a reacción de la historia: El huevo volador.
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| Mushrooms as insulation material David Pescovitz:
Eben Bayer, 21, has invented an organic insulation formula with oyster mushroom spores as its main ingredient. The material, called Geensulate, also contains water, flour, and the mineral blend perlite. Bayer, who learned mushroom cultivation from his dad, and business partner Gavin McIntyre, 22, have been growing the material under their beds but hope to bring it to market in a year or so. Apparently, Greensulate's ability to resist heat flow is comparable to that of traditional fiberglass insulation. From the Associated Press:
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