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Ants, not evil spirits, create devil's gardens in the Amazon rainforest, study finds

...omly appear in the Amazonian rainforest. "Devil's gardens are large stands of trees in the Amazonian rainfor..., which nests in D. hirsuta stems, creates devil's gardens by poisoning all plants except its hosts with formic acid. By killing other plants, M. schumanni pro...

Creeping crinoids! Sea lilies crawl to escape predators, new video shows

...p and go. The videos showed sea urchins lurking in gardens of sea lilies, some of which appeared to be crawling away from the predators. In some photos, the sea floor around the urchins was littered with sea lily appendages, like table scraps left from a feast. What's more, the sea lilies were moving a hundr...

U. of Colorado researcher identifies tracks of swimming dinosaur in Wyoming

...p and go. The videos showed sea urchins lurking in gardens of sea lilies, some of which appeared to be crawling away from the predators. In some photos, the sea floor around the urchins was littered with sea lily appendages, like table scraps left from a feast. What's more, the sea lilies were moving a hundr...

Study reveals classic symbiotic relationship between ants, bacteria

Ants that tend and harvest gardens of fungus have a secret weapon against the parasit...isms interact. Although the ants and their fungus gardens had been closely studied for dozens of years, Currie was the first scientist to identify the crucial...

Mosquito spray increases toxicity of pyrethroids in creek, study finds

...icide use, such as applying insecticides on lawns, gardens and around the perimeter of homes, is likely responsible for the bulk of the pyrethroids found in the sediment of urban streams, the researchers said. Based in part upon these prior findings, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) ...

Scientists map air pollution using corn grown in US fields

...2004, UCI scientists collected corn from farms and gardens in 31 states, including Hawaii and Alaska. They chose corn because it is widely grown and, as an annual plant, all of its carbon is derived from a single growing season. The scientists avoided pollution point sources such as highways and power plants...

Turtles are loyal in feeding as well as in breeding

...reen turtles have been observed cropping sea grass gardens to encourage new growth, so there could be a benefit to them returning to foraging grounds. Loggerheads have an omnivorous diet, including molluscs and crustacea, so the benefit to them revisiting feeding areas is unclear. Scientists do not yet know ...

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