Jennifer Marohasy

Lichen Spiders (Pandercetes gracilis) blend superbly with the surface characteristics of their tree. They remain strategically hidden from predatory birds and simultaneously well-positioned to ambush unsuspecting insects. Poorly disguised individuals are readily picked-off and the gene pool is progressively refined.
The close-up image (above) shows the orientation of the eight eyes; four looking down [...]

Is this a case of biodiversity before biofuels?
“Uganda’s cabinet suspended the proposal by President Yoweri Museveni to give 7,100 hectares or nearly a third of Mabira Forest to Mehta’s sugar estate in May, following a public outcry…
“Critics said razing part of Mabira would have threatened rare species, dried up a watershed for streams that feed [...]

Miners join walk for cooler future
The miners’ union has joined a national campaign lobbying the Federal Government to combat global warming.
National president of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU), Tony Maher, joined political and environmental groups today in calling on the Federal Government to act to prevent temperatures from rising more than two degrees [...]

Someone has been very busy:
The Anti “Man-Made” Global Warming Resource, STOP the hysteria

For some in Greenland these days, the grass is looking greener.
Article in National Geographic:
Global Warming Good for Greenland?
Rapid thawing brought on by global warming on the world’s largest island has opened up new opportunities for agriculture, commercial fishing, mining, and oil exploration. The island’s native people, though, may not be on the “winning” side of [...]

From the Chicago Tribune:
Reporting on global warming not clean, simple
So NBC’s “Today” show has unveiled big plans for next month to jet its stars to the far reaches of the planet — Matt Lauer in the Arctic, Al Roker at the Equator and Ann Curry in Antarctica — for live broadcasts aimed at alerting us [...]

From The Times of India:
Libya joins UN Security Council after leaving US terrorist list
UNITED NATIONS: Libya won a seat on the UN Security Council, just over a year after the US removed the north African nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and without any opposition from US President George W Bush’s administration.
The [...]

Local Transport Today (LTT) is a UK local authority magazine for transport professionals. The latest issue has a 3 page interview with two prominent members of the recently re-branded anti-car/anti-roads organisation ‘Transport 2000,’ funded by the bus and rail industries, and now known as the ‘Campaign for Better Transport ‘(except car transport, of course). [...]