Journal archives for May 2018

May 7, 2018

Spiders prefer mating with older women – and they don't mind getting eaten afterward.

The other jaw-dropping discovery? Despite the benefits of mating with a young female – they're more fertile, they don't require a long courtship and they are less likely to eat their suitors – male spiders actually like their women a little older.

https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/nature/spiders-prefer-mating-older-women-and-they-dont-mind-getting-eaten-afterward

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May 11, 2018

Looking for love: 'Magical' firefly mating ritual is an unlikely NC tourist attraction..

The annual search for two elusive species of lightning bugs — blue ghost and synchronous — has become a surprisingly bright spot for tourism in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article210775724.html

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Watch it: It's alligator mating season in Florida.

Florida's alligators are more active and territorial during mating season.

https://www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/2018/05/10/watch-its-alligator-mating-season-florida/34762423/

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May 26, 2018

It’s copperhead mating season. One of the snakes was spotted near the Mall this week.

It’s mating season for copperhead snakes, which means the snakes are traveling more than normal — and this week, the National Park Service spotted a northern copperhead near the Mall.

Officers snapped a picture of the snake wrapped around a chain-link fence Monday in East Potomac Park. Although infrequently seen at the Mall, copperheads — which are venomous, but rarely have fatal bites — are common in the Washington area, the Park Service said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/its-copperhead-mating-season-one-of-the-snakes-was-spotted-near-the-mall-this-week/2018/05/24/5b96f36c-5f46-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html

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May 28, 2018

It’s nature’s way, caught on camera.

Before turning amorous, a male and a female bear wrestle in the backyard of Tom Stienstra’s mountain cabin, unaware that the night-vision wildlife cam is on, capturing them at play.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/It-s-nature-s-way-caught-on-camera-12946647.php

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