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Spider Silk
Spider Silk. What possible uses could there be for the silk of a spider? You'll be surprised.
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The Orb Weavers
Orb weavers produce the webs that most people recognize as being made by spiders. All purpose webs are used for resting, mating, and capturing, eating, and storing food.
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Spiders Without Poison Glands
Having lost their poison glands, uloborid spiders wrap their living prey in a silk cocoon that smothers and sometimes crushes the prey to death.
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An Orb Weaver's Tale
Halloween is a good time to meet Hermione, an orb weaver spider, and find out how she creates her fantastic web.
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Attracting Hummingbirds to a Garden: Plants and Flowers for Hummingbird Nesting and Feeding
Could you easily spot a hummingbird's nest if you looked for one? Given the Lilliputian size of hummingbirds, it's only reasonable to expect that their nests will also be minuscule. Learning a bit about hummingbird nesting may help you to spy a hummer's nest more easily!
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Flexible Phones from Nokia
A bendable cell phone that can be worn around a wrist or folded to slip in a pocket, is water-proof and self-cleaning, is being developed by researchers at Nokia.
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Silk from Bees and Ants
Australian researchers are investigating silk from bees, ants and other insects in their search for novel light and strong fibres.
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Nesting of Anna's Hummingbirds in San Diego, CA
Little is known about the life spans and timing of nesting events of hummingbirds. Eight different nests made in the same tree from 2003-2009 provide some information.
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George MacDonald
This week's article is about Victorian Fantasy author George MacDonald and his works.

Hummingbirds
This article pertains to HUMMINGBIRDS, their likes as far as color and the type of flowrs and vegetables they will visit. Also I speak about HUMMINGBIRD feeders and their usual diet. Plus migration data.
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