If you think you have relationship problems, consider the male dark fishing spider, whose partner mutilates his genitalia and then eats him after mating. The male willingly sacrifices himself to ensure the health of his offspring,according to a study published recently in Biology Letters. The practice is called monogyny, and it’s relatively common among arachnids, […]
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Frutero cabeza negra (Hooded tanager)
Como se complica el hecho de fotografiar aves y mencionar acerca de los lugares en donde se obtuvieron dichas fotografías; lo que en un principio se hace con la finalidad de acercar a la gente a la naturaleza y conocer un poco mas acerca de estos maravillosos individuos con quienes compartimos casa, termina siendo utilizado […]
La señora del azul (Blue dacnis)
Llegamos al monte de la desembocadura del Arroyo Garupá el Sábado pasado con Luis “Seko” Pradier y los bichos no nos defraudaron, desde que la luz del sol comenzó a iluminar el sector la actividad de aves iba en aumento, hay que reponer energías luego del descanso y los arbustos del Burro ka á (Casearia […]
Feeding in the Rain
Yesterday afternoon was very wet and while photographing Grey-headed Lapwing at Koga, Fukuoka, we observed dozens of Barn Swallow flying among the flowering clover and other seeding grasses. At first I was mystified by this behaviour, but photographs confirmed our suspicions that the birds were feeding on insects. The heavy rain must have prevented insects […]