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Snug as a Snow Bug - Bennington Banner

Snug as a Snow Bug
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Unaccountably, the stream-dwelling larvae of these insects metamorphose into adults and emerge in the depths of winter. Feeding on algae, they move along the rocks, snow, and tree bark. After mating, females lay eggs back in the stream.

Biggest, Fastest, Bloodiest: Earth's Most Extreme Insects - Wired News (blog)

Biggest, Fastest, Bloodiest: Earth's Most Extreme Insects
Wired News (blog)
The Baum Chicka Baum Baum Award goes to common honey bees. Their mating ritual, which occurs 50 to 100 feet off the ground, is like a sexual kamikaze mission. A horde of drones waits for the queen, and once they spot her, it's an outright race to the ...

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Green Roofs project at Biosphere 2 - Explorer News

Green Roofs project at Biosphere 2
Explorer News
“Honey, that doesn't seem right. Why don't you take that one again?” said Chris, with a clipboard and pen poised in hand. The Mifflys are taking measurements for the Green Roofs Project at Biosphere 2, whose sprawling, science fiction-like structures ...