Vreemde insecten saboteren NASA

Kleine mieren vreten in de Amerikaanse staat Texas elektrische kabels en elektronica weg. Het is geen scenario voor een tweede klasse horrorfilm, maar angstige realiteit. Het diertje veroorzaakt kortsluitingen en pannes met hoog oplopende schaderekeningen als gevolg. Deze onbekende mierensoort is al gesignaleerd op een plaatselijke luchthaven én op het ruimtevaartcentrum van NASA, met de nodige (buitenlandse) onrust tot gevolg.

De mierensoort, van het wetenschappelijk geslacht Paratrechina, is circa 3 millimeter groot en gedraagt zich zelden agressief ten opzichte van mensen. Eigenlijk helpt deze mier om te fungeren als natuurlijke vijand voor de vuurmier, een in de jaren 60 van vorige eeuw ingeburgerde (exotische) soort die met behulp van haar venijnige angel het zomerse buitenleven van de Texanen verpest.

De nieuwkomer is vermoedelijk afkomstig uit Latijns-Amerika of de Caraïben en zou 5 jaar geleden per boot in de haven van Houston beland zijn. Deze mierensoort is resistent aan de gangbare bestrijdingsmiddelen en leeft in kolonies met meerdere vruchtbare wijfjes. Door die hoeveelheid aan koninginnen weet de soort zich razendsnel voort te planten.

De insecten blijken met duizenden en duizenden werkelijk overal te verschijnen. In tegenstelling tot de mieren die wij kennen, die op zoek naar voedsel in gedisciplineerde rijtjes lopen, vormt een horde Paratrechina's chaotisch door elkaar lopende troepen die geen genoegen nemen met een paar vierkante meter. De reden waarom deze beestjes bij de Texanen bekend staan als 'crazy ants'.

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My crazy ants

15 May 2008 What a coincidence that the Associated Press posted a story yesterday about "crazy ants" taking over Houston, including computers. I'm in Chicago. Are they taking over America this quickly? From the story: ... jillstanek.com - http://www.jillstanek.com/ - References

Barry Wigmore in Daily Mail on Crazy Ants in Texas. They stuff hi ...

12 hours ago by mydigest Barry Wigmore reports in Daily Mail today about the Crazy Ants in Texas, cousin to a species in Columbia and no more than 3mm in length, who like to nest in computers and other electronic equipment because of the warmth. ... My Digest, Cy Quick, Poole Bay City - http://mydigest.wordpress.com

Invasion of the Crazy Ants...

3 hours ago Nobody knows where they came from ... or even exactly what they are... But, like. The Round Table - http://forums.ebay.co.uk/forum.jspa?forumID=10

Crazy Ants

15 May 2008 Crazy Ants are invading Houston. They appear to enjoy crawling on electronics and shorting out computer equipment. For all you people who said my windup key was noisy and that I should change to an electrical power system: ... What Is This Crap? - http://firstlife.isfullofcrap.com/ - References

Crazy Ants Munch Through Houston

15 May 2008 Houston, you have an ant problem. Billions of ravenous ants have invaded the city and are chomping their way through the city's electrical equipment, AP reports. The previously unknown species—dubbed "crazy raspberry ants"—apparently ... Home from Newser - http://www.newser.com/ - References

The crazy ants are here- run!

15 May 2008 by James Kendrick One news report showed a typical small ant hill and the researcher said it was home to probably 50 BILLION of the crazy ants. Homeowners in the area are finding them in their homes where they love to eat electronic components and cables ... jkontherun - http://www.jkontherun.com/ - References

"Houston, We Have a (Crazy Ant) Problem"

16 May 2008 by Casey Kazan Daily Galaxy Editorial Staff When we say "crazy ants", that's not just journalistic-jazzing up of the facts, that's actually what they're called because of their highly erratic and unpredictable movement (compared to the army-like order of sane ants). ... The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth... - http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/ - References

Crazy Ants Crazy For Electronics

14 May 2008 In the Houston, Texas area a new horror movie has come to life: 'Crazy raspberry ants' are invading homes and are shorting ... shortnews RSS feed: All - http://www.shortnews.com - References

‘Crazy’ Ants Swarm Houston Area

15 May 2008 by Papa Mike Scientists are not sure exactly where the ants came from, but their cousins, commonly called crazy ants, are found in the Southeast and the Caribbean. “At this point, it would be nearly impossible to eradicate the ant because it is so ... Papa Mike's Blog - http://www.papamiket.com - References

Crazy ants overrun Houston.17 May 2008 by xia
Now, I am scared of moving to Texas because of those crazy ants. Maybe there have more dangerous bugs. Crazy ants overrun Houston. Some crazy ants are making the trek to North Texas--they're tiny and are found in the Houston area. ...
My Life In US - http://xli919.blogspot.com/

Labels: crossing, insect, nature, trolling

Posted by: slö / 5/19/2008 02:27:00 AM comments:  (0)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

[ Nieuw: Frankenfood hoax ] 

Grenswetenschap.nl - [ Nieuw: Frankenfood hoax ]

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Labels: energy, environment, food, social

Posted by: slö / 5/13/2008 01:50:00 AM comments:  (0)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Ancient Mammals Fill Elephant Family Tree 

Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News

Moeritherium

Elephants and hyraxes might have later been pushed into more terrestrial habitats, while dugongs and manatees might have already become adapted to salt water.

read it here: Discovery News : Discovery Channel

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Posted by: slö / 4/16/2008 01:26:00 PM comments:  (0)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Viking Fashion 

Photos: Annika Larsson

Vikings dressed with more finesse than we previously gave them credit for, a new study out of Sweden finds; vivid colours, flowing silk ribbons, and glittering bits of mirrors all contributed to their glamorous wardrobe.





The men were particularly vain, while the women dressed provocatively for the times.



DiscoveryChannel.ca - Vikings had more fashion flair than previously thought: study

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Labels: fnord, swans, trolling

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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Voyage to the bottom of the sea 

Onlangs lekte uit dat China een bemande diepzee-duikboot uit test die zo maar liefst een diepte van 7000 meter aan kan. Het gevaarte zal dienen voor onderzoek en transport naar een onderzeebasis. Fase één moet afgerond zijn tegen 2010. Hiermee opent China de race naar de oceaanbodem.

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"Nog interessanter zijn de onlangs ontdekte gashydraten. Dit is een substantie waarin water en methaan gemengd zitten. Op de juiste diepte - minimaal 1500 meter - en bij welbepaalde druk en temperatuur zitten die gashydraten als ijs in de zeebodem. Een gigantische potentiële energiebron, gelijk aan al wat er op de aarde ooit aan fossiele brandstoffen voorradig was, voor de mens met exploitatie begon."

Grenswetenschap.nl - [ Voyage to the bottom of the sea ]

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Labels: energy, environment, nature, water

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Thursday, March 06, 2008

de Kleine Waterolifant. 

Wat is een kleine waterolifant en … is hij echt?

Kleine waterolifanten leven een verborgen leven in de vele modderige watertjes die de Thaise jungle rijk is. Ze worden niet groter dan zo’n 12 centimeter en ze zijn giftig. Naar verluidt kunnen de olifantjes met hun giftige slachttanden een volwassen man doden.

Grenswetenschap.nl - [ Het mysterie van de Kleine Waterolifant. ]

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Labels: crossing, elephant, nature, water

Posted by: slö / 3/06/2008 04:52:00 PM comments:  (0)

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Moses was high as a kite 

Moses was high as a kite

And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. (Exodus 3:2)

Moses was high when he saw that bush. Or so speculates Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.

Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.

Pure Pedantry : Moses was high as a kite | Medical,Health News and Articles

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more Evidence that God = Spaghetti Monster!

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Posted by: slö / 3/05/2008 10:33:00 PM comments:  (0)

Thursday, February 28, 2008

global ♥☺↕↕☼¶ rampage 

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ninemsn

More than 60,000 people from an online group have pledged to swarm supermarkets and buy out their supply of carrots in one day in a bizarre mission labeled "impossible" by vegetable growers.

The "On May 15th 2008, everybody needs to go out and panic buy CARROTS" Facebook group was created earlier this month in London and now attracts more than 10,000 members a day — many of them Australian.

Facebook users plot global carrot rampage

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Posted by: slö / 2/28/2008 08:51:00 PM comments:  (0)

♠↕☼• Froggy Crossing 

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Labels: crossing, fnord, froggy

Posted by: slö / 2/28/2008 06:47:00 PM comments:  (0)

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

iraq pastafarians 

iraq chapter

By henderob

iraq chapter at Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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Labels: 23, art, cosmology, crossing, fnord, pasta

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

How the elephants really do make their trunk calls 

An Irish-American scientist reveals how elephants use their feet and trunks to communicate.

By Christina Park
Sunday February 17 2008

Cailtin O'Connell

Oneworld, €22.20

ELEPHANTS can stand on tiptoe -- they can run on tiptoe and hardly make a sound. And they can use their sensitive feet to hear through the ground. You would think such behaviour would have drawn attention before but, as the writer Henry David Thoreau (quoted in this book) points out, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see".

And Irish-American scientist Dr Caitlin O'Connell, author of The Elephant's Secret Sense, has a keen eye.

Employed in 1992 by the Namibian government to study elephant behaviour, with a view to keeping marauding animals away from farmers' crops, O'Connell soon noticed odd goings-on at a waterhole in Etosha National Park. Elephants would often freeze in tandem, face in one direction and lift one front foot to stand on tiptoe. This ritual always preceded the arrival of another animal or herd. It was as if, O'Connell thought, they were listening through their feet.

How the elephants really do make their trunk calls - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie

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Posted by: slö / 2/19/2008 10:23:00 PM comments:  (0)

Friday, February 08, 2008

An elephant that can paint elephants 

An elephant that can paint elephants

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Labels: 23, art, crossing, elephant

Posted by: slö / 2/08/2008 04:43:00 AM comments:  (0)

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