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General Motors Uses Byproducts from Their Cars to Make Artificial Stalactites for Bats

Automotive Industry, Autos & Vehicles, Business & Industrial, Ecology & Environment, Pets & Animals /

Artificial stalactites give hibernating bats more surface area to hang from, allowing them to spread out throughout the cave. But did you know that General Motors contributes to the effort of creating these artificial stalactites? General Motors makes artificial stalactites for bats from leftovers from their automobile manufacturing. By reducing crowding and providing the bats […]

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Daddy Long Legs

Why Are Daddy Long Legs Not Considered Spiders? 

Biological Sciences, Ecology & Environment, Entomology /

The Opiliones or more commonly known as Daddy Long Legs belong to an order of arachnids called the harvestmen. But even if these creatures have spider-like features, they are actually not considered spiders.  Daddy Long Legs are not actually spiders. They’re arachnids, but they’re more closely related to scorpions than spiders. They don’t manufacture venom

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How Did Life Blossom After the Extinction of the Dinosaurs?

Biological Sciences /

Dinosaurs have roamed the earth for about 160 million years until an asteroid hit, leading to their extinction. One of the most common questions we often encounter is; how life existed after that period? To this day, scientists are continuously studying the progress of life back then. Here’s what we know; After the asteroid wiped

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