#your-feed-animals

[queenlua]

The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings

Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot.

[blogparanormalexpresso2stuff]

Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep?

A discovery in the Pacific Ocean off California leads to “an ‘Indiana Jones’ mixed with ‘Jurassic Park’ moment.”

[tangledwing]

Cuttlefish Took Something Like a Marshmallow Test. Many Passed.

It turns out that camouflage isn’t the only talent these cephalopods have.

[lorca411]

Daddy Longlegs Have Been Hiding Extra Eyes From Us

The arachnids, which are not spiders, were thought to have only two eyes, compared with many more on spiders.

[lorca411]

Daddy Longlegs Have Been Hiding Extra Eyes From Us

The arachnids, which are not spiders, were thought to have only two eyes, compared with many more on spiders.

[katslefty]

Why Are Insects Drawn to Light? A Perennial Question Gets a New Answer.

A new study offers an alternative to earlier explanations for why moths and other bugs are attracted to artificial sources of illumination.

[micahclemens]

Did a Cuttlefish Write This?

Octopuses and squid are full of cephalopod character. But more scientists are making the case that cuttlefish hold the key to unlocking evolutionary secrets about intelligence.

Had this sitting in my "to read" queue for a while, but this is right up my alley.

[dino-fixation]

Splitting T. Rex Into 3 Species Becomes a Dinosaur Royal Rumble

A team of researchers published a rebuttal to an argument advanced by another group earlier in the year. The disagreement over the king of dinosaurs is far from over.