We’re beginning to understand how and why one species goes after larger foes—and it may have something to do with evading kidnapper ants. Three ants—a headhunter, a fearsome biter, and a kidnapper—are at the center of a mystery that scientists are starting to unravel. A little, rust-colored ant species known as Formica archboldi has been known to decorate its nests with … [Read more...] about These Ants Use The Skulls Of Their Adversaries As Decorations For Their Houses
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Saiga Antelope: Most Ancient Creature
The saiga antelope is a critically endangered antelope that originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe zone from the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, Caucasus and Mongolia. Between 1760-1953, 10 species of saiga antelopes were identified, 9 of them were extinct, and now there are 1 species of 2 subspecies Saiga Antelope is left. Mongolian Saiga is about … [Read more...] about Saiga Antelope: Most Ancient Creature
Did NASA Calibrate Satellite Cameras Using Farmer’s Name Written in Field?
The landmark is rumored to be the “world’s largest signature.” A farmer wrote his surname in huge letters in a field that NASA researchers used to calibrate satellite cameras in 2011. In the l990s, a Texas farmer named Jimmie Luecke cleared several miles of brush on his land to spell out his last name in letters so large that they are visible in satellite photos. And … [Read more...] about Did NASA Calibrate Satellite Cameras Using Farmer’s Name Written in Field?
A 76-Year-Old Woman Was Pecked To Death By Her Pet Rooster
An elderly woman has died after being attacked by a rooster on her rural property in Australia in what experts are describing as a “fatal rooster attack”. The 76-year-old unnamed woman was reportedly collecting eggs when a domestic rooster pecked her lower left leg, causing “significant hemorrhage with collapse and death”. An autopsy of her left leg showed that it was … [Read more...] about A 76-Year-Old Woman Was Pecked To Death By Her Pet Rooster
A Man Broke Down A Wall In His Home To Discover An Underground City That Once Had 20,000 People Living There
A man once found an enormous underground city in his basement while searching for the reason his chickens kept disappearing. In the town of Derinkuyu, Turkey a man was renovating his house in 1963 when he noticed that a lot of his chickens were going missing. During the remodel he noticed that a small crevasse had formed in his basement and his chickens were disappearing … [Read more...] about A Man Broke Down A Wall In His Home To Discover An Underground City That Once Had 20,000 People Living There