Posts Tagged ‘Animals’

Life Science News: Earthquake Detector Fish, Oarfish

May 25th, 2011

Life Science News - Earthquake Detector Fish, OarfishLife Science News – A tsunami struck the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. The disaster happened after a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 Richter scale.

Japan’s emergency safety system seemed to work well to give a warning to people there before the tsunami hit. But, the warning system seemed to fail to the warning delivered by the group of oarfish. » Read more: Life Science News: Earthquake Detector Fish, Oarfish

Life Science News: Trees Covered by Spider’s Web

May 2nd, 2011

Life Science News - Trees Covered by Spider’s WebLife Science News – Million of spiders in Pakistan do something unusual. They flee onto the tree and make nest which cover the entire tree.

This phenomena is first taken by a photographer from Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan, near Karachi, where the trees there are covered by cobwebs like a cocoon. Many people connect this phenomena with Pakistan flood that occurred last year, which was the worst flood in Pakistan for the last 10 years. » Read more: Life Science News: Trees Covered by Spider’s Web

Life Science News: Alligator vs Electric Eel

March 14th, 2011

Life Science News - Electric EelLife Science News – You must have been familiar with Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus). Electric eel is a species of fish belonging to Gymnotiformes which can generate electric power (other than Kniefefish).

The electric power generated by electric eel is used as hunting weapon, interacting tool with other eel and defending tool. » Read more: Life Science News: Alligator vs Electric Eel

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