Sooty pawprints convinced bartender Tim Carter that's how the creature got in, but it was in no hurry to leave: "He seemed quite happy in the pub. It didn't want to leave but we got him out."
Fox falls down chimney, tears up pub
A beetle that hijacks wasps, then impersonates them by smell
Metoecus paradoxus is a beetle that parasitizes wasp nests. In autumn the female lays her eggs in rotting wood. When an egg hatches, the larva — a hook-legged form called… READ THE REST
Pigeons may navigate using magnetic cells in their liver
A study in the journal Science argues that homing pigeons may read Earth's magnetic field using iron-rich cells in their livers, rather than their beaks or eyes. Researchers wiped out… READ THE REST
Watch a caterpillar enjoy a tiny playground built just for bugs
Watch a caterpillar go down a tiny slide. This adorable playset was gifted to the lucky little larva by an artist who runs a page called Little Bug Creations, and… READ THE REST
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Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Learn in your free time with a Headway lifetime subscription, now $69.99 (reg. $299.95). Books are long… READ THE REST
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Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Save videos from Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube, TikTok, and more to watch anytime you want with… READ THE REST
If you're paying a la carte for AI models, this $60 lifetime pass gets you ChatGPT, Claude & more
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