Just beyond a line of trees in Hertfordshire, the M25 and M1 rumble past. On the near side, in a one-acre former orchard, golden grasses sway and seed heads tremble in the breeze. Somewhere among them, young shieldbugs are hoping nobody looks too closely. A Garden Built for People and Wildlife This is the Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health, founded by … [Read more...] about Hiding in Plain Sight: The Shieldbug Nymphs Sheltering in a Garden Beside the M25
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It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction. The brush-tailed bettong, a small marsupial resembling a miniature kangaroo with a pouch for its young, is making a remarkable comeback in Australia. This adorable creature, however, has a surprising survival tactic: when threatened, it ejects its joey from its pouch to distract predators, a … [Read more...] about It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction