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Iowa study warns 13- and 17-year cicadas may disappear before forests can recover
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (522+ words) The damage may not be obvious until an expected brood simply does not appear. University of Iowa biologists are warning that one of North America's strangest and most spectacular natural events could be inching toward an end, as periodical cicadas…...
Scientists uncover 149 species new to science on ancient Indian Ocean seamounts near Australia
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (686+ words) "People had been around the islands in shallow water before, but no one had looked at life in the deep." In a sparsely studied stretch of the Indian Ocean near Australia, researchers examining ancient underwater volcanoes identified 149 species never before…...
Police investigate woman at Polish beach with 2 royal pythons around her neck
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (265+ words) Police were called to a Polish beach after reports that a woman had gone into the water with two snakes hanging around her neck. Officers found no misunderstanding, but a public safety concern that also raised questions about animal welfare....
Illinois officials warn residents after coyote takes dog from yard, carries it into woods
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (575+ words) "An important reminder to take precautions, particularly with small pets." Officials in Lake Bluff, Illinois, alerted residents after a coyote snatched a small dog from a yard before disappearing into the nearby woods. Authorities said it was the first such…...
North Dakota shelter removes 673 porcupine quills from 2 dogs that couldn't eat or drink
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (507+ words) Some were stuck in her joints, many wounds were infected, and additional quills may still surface. A pair of North Dakota dogs needed emergency medical attention to remove 673 quills after a painful encounter with a porcupine. Before help arrived, Miss…...
Groundhog in Canada seems fine, but the flies circling its tail have people stumped
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (524+ words) "If there are maggots, that can indicate a more serious issue." According to the Reddit post, the animal showed no obvious distress: "The groundhog seems active and healthy, but didn't seem bothered by the swarm of flies on her." By…...
Family finds 13-foot python by chicken coop in Vietnam after heavy rain, then helps save it
4+ day, 54+ min ago (583+ words) The situation did not end in panic or retaliation. A heavy rainstorm in Vietnam's Phu Tho Province was followed by an unsettling discovery: a 13-foot (4-meter) reticulated python moving through dense vegetation behind a family's chicken coop. The family did…...
Firefighters capture 16-foot, 200-pound python stalking a goat in Malaysia
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (565+ words) Livestock can become an easy food source for predators and large reptiles. A massive python surpassing the weight of some full-grown people was captured in Malaysia after firefighters said it appeared to be targeting a goat near a rural settlement....
Germany's Baltic coast is seeing more Nosferatu spiders, whose fangs can pierce skin
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (580+ words) A large spider named after a vampire film is being spotted more frequently along Germany's Baltic coast. As the Mediterranean Nosferatu spider spreads further across the country, it has drawn increased attention for its tendency to bite humans when threatened....
Homeowner puts tiny opossum outside, then it moves back into a bedroom dresser drawer
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (542+ words) The OP's room offered both easy access and a warmer place to shelter. When a homeowner went looking for the source of a noise coming from behind their bedroom dresser, they assumed they would find one of their cats. Instead,…...