Cordyceps: The Most Brutal Of Fungi

On December 19, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Cordyceps are a group of around 400 different fungi species. The majority of this legion of fungi are insect parasites (entomopathogenic) and destroy their victims in the most blood-curdling and brutal way. They take...

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Saiga Antelope: Strange & Almost Extinct

On December 1, 2014 by Tim Newman
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When I first saw a photo of a saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) I had to do a Google image search immediately to make sure it was an actual real thing. I had no idea...

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Mobula Ray: The Jumping Bean Of The Sea

On May 26, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Meet The Mobula Ray Mobula ray (Mobula mobular), also known as flying ray, devil fish and my favourite – giant devilray, are huge epipelagic batoids. Basically underwater bats. They aren’t well understood and are relatively unstudied....

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