Archive for October 10th, 2007
The Ogre-faced or Net-casting Spider
Posted by neil, October 10th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 5
Introducing another inhabitant of the Daintree rainforest, the Ogre-faced or Net-casting Spider Deinopsis subrufa is cryptically discrete in shades of brown and grey, but once detected is recognizable by its enormous posterior median eyes and 40mm long body.
According to a website examining eyes, female net-casting spiders of Australia have the largest eyes of any spider. [...]
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Dolphins in the Anti-terror War: A Note from Ann Novek
Posted by jennifer, October 10th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 13
The US Navy used dolphins in the Gulf War. Dolphins were used to help protect the United States’ 7th Fleet during the Vietnam War. Dolphins have been used by NATO to detect mines and shells in the Baltic Sea and off Norway.
The Russians also have a program with marine mammals:
“Marine mammals can [...]

