Tuesday, 18 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 173. Snipe fly

This fly seems to have got its name because an Entomologist thought the insect's proboscis looked like a Snipe bird's beak.

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Sandwich Island Saga 62. Wind turbines and birds

Research in Norway has revealed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, greatly reduces the number of bird collisions. ...