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#127493 - 05/30/07 04:31 PM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: Amelia]
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In Croatia they have a big problem with landmines. To meet the problem they are training bees to sniff them out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6701517.stm

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#127660 - 06/01/07 12:13 AM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: Amelia]
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Foster's brewery and scientists from the Universitiy of Queensland are making a 'beer battery.' Actually its a microbial fuel cell (MFC) and generates power from the waste water of the beer making process.

click here at : BEER BATTERY for more about it.

click here at : MFC to visit the first ever web-site about microbial fuel cells.

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#127803 - 06/02/07 03:09 AM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: D. Allan]
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Phidippus mystaceus has my vote as the most colorful of all the jumping spiders. It is this spider that offers the photographer the best chance of capturing images of the spider's retina, which is not fixed in place, like our own. The jumping spider's retina is moveable. Because the retina is the darkest part of the eye, you can sometimes look into the eye of a jumping spider and see it changing color as it moves to follow your actions. When it is darkest, you know the spider is looking straight at you, because then you are looking down into its retina.
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#127839 - 06/02/07 05:42 AM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: Amelia]
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Ewwwwww Melia!!! I nearly jumped outa my seat when I seen this! LOL
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#127871 - 06/02/07 04:37 PM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: Denise]
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Isn't He handsome? Here is his female counterpart:


From Wikipedia:

Phidippus mystaceus is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America. Females grow to about one centimeter in body length.


Name
The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek mystax, meaning "moustache", which especially the females of this species feature. An older synonym of the species is P. asinarius, referring to the markings above the eyes that look similar to donkey ears.


Further reading
Roach, S.H. (1988). Reproductive periods of Phidippus species (Araneae, Salticidae) in South Carolina. Journal of Arachnology 16:95-101. PDF

External links
Many pictures of P. mystaceus at BugGuide http://bugguide.net/node/view/23004/bgimage

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#127874 - 06/02/07 05:14 PM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: D. Allan]
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**clears throat**

Well....they're sorta pretty in a buggy way... but I'm scared to death of spiders and snakes. Ticks aren't any fun either - I got Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from one of those little critters. I was a sick puppy..
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#127910 - 06/02/07 08:54 PM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: D. Allan]
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Ahhhhhhh......no he isn't handsome, I am scared to death to spiders...


Edited by Denise (06/02/07 08:55 PM)
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#128136 - 06/04/07 02:28 AM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: Denise]
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20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet. 20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.

Why have they been keeping this a secret all these years? ;)

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#128185 - 06/04/07 04:13 PM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: D. Allan]
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Scientists have been discovering that the human brain is quite flexible and able to rewire itself. An extraordinary example is the case of Peter Eckert, former carpenter, who after becoming blind took up photography. He 'feels' light, and his brain has developed a type of 'x-ray vision.'

Peruse an article from the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.


View a slide show here : BLIND PHOTOGRAPHER'S PHOTOS

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#128260 - 06/05/07 01:37 AM Re: The Daily Science Nugget... [Re: D. Allan]
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Very creepy and bizarre pictures.
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