Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Showing posts with label New Species. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Species. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2011
An underwater mushroom, a jumping cockroach, and a bacterium that feeds on the Titanic's rust
are among 10 species discovered in 2010 which the BBC chose to highlight in pictures. Fair warning, YKWIA, there's also a Madagascar spider whose webs can reach 25 meters across, so you probably don't want to go to this one, or at least skip slide four.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Rats of Unusual Size discovered in Papua New Guinea
Giant rat found in 'lost volcano'
We're talking almost three feet long--32 inches long--from nose to tail. In the accompanying video with the story, they show the explorers petting the rat, which had no fear of humans. No word on whether the area has gouts of flame spurting up like in the swamp in Princess Bride, but the area is volcanic. :)
We're talking almost three feet long--32 inches long--from nose to tail. In the accompanying video with the story, they show the explorers petting the rat, which had no fear of humans. No word on whether the area has gouts of flame spurting up like in the swamp in Princess Bride, but the area is volcanic. :)
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