Archives for October 10, 2007

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 … [Read more...] about The Ogre-faced or Net-casting Spider

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 … [Read more...] about Dolphins in the Anti-terror War: A Note from Ann Novek