Odd Couples: The Salamander and the Alga - Berkeley Daily Planet

Odd Couples: The Salamander and the Alga Berkeley Daily Planet Bacteria are notorious for this; people who work with bacteria like to say that the iconic Tree of Life is beginning to look more like a net, or a web, ...

[Nuisance Pests] What's the Word on Booklice? - PCT Magazine

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[Nuisance Pests] What's the Word on Booklice? PCT Magazine They have soft bodies and look like tiny termite workers. Their heads are somewhat bulging, with the eyes usually large but sometimes reduced to a few ...

Perfect weather for pests a boon for exterminators - San Diego Union Tribune

Perfect weather for pests a boon for exterminators San Diego Union Tribune Winged reproductive termites fly from their existing colonies to start a new colony. Colonies contain up to 2500 members. • Store firewood and lumber away ... and more »

Woodpeckers: Specialists vs. the Generalists - NHPR

Woodpeckers: Specialists vs. the Generalists NHPR These are colonized by carpenter ants, termites and beetles which are preferred by pileated woodpeckers that have rebounded in nearly every state! ...

Faithful females key to evolution of bird societies - PhysOrg.com

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Faithful females key to evolution of bird societies PhysOrg.com The connection between low levels of promiscuity and the evolution of social behaviour has already been shown in ants, bees, wasps, termites and shrimps, ... and more »

Odd Couples: The Salamander and the Alga

A double handful of spotted salamander. This is not a Bay Area story, at least not yet. But I couldn’t resist writing about one of the coolest pieces of research I’m read about in a very long time.