Sunday, January 10, 2010

11. There is a fossil of a dragonfly-like wing about 12 inches long, giving it, according to David Attenborough, about the same wing-span as a sea gull. If they were brightly colored, like today's dragonflies, they would be beautiful.

12. Although some people think it smells like cat piss, I love the scent of eucalyptus. Apparently it is good for focusing.

13. I think it is excellent that dragonfly males, after mating, show off the best places to lay eggs to the female. He is in charge of the location of the larvae nursery!

14. The way that mint lemonade makes your mouth water.

15. According to the FDA, a product in the United States cannot be labeled chocolate if it contains partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, artificial sweeteners, or milk substitutes. Yea, FDA!

16. Apparently, chocolate milk is excellent after a workout. Gatorade, begone!

17. Jordan is effectively the meeting point for Asia, Africa and Europe, leading to a country with native animals like hedgehogs, ostrichs, and onagers. You didn't know that camels and badgers could co-exist, did you?

18. The hawk moth mates with both partners looking and flying in the opposite direction.

19. Geranium seeds form corkscrews.

20. The body temperature of a honeybee has to be above a certain temperature in order to fly.

1 comment:

  1. This is my favorite sequence of ten so far. Can you imagine a dragonfly so big? That would be so amazing!! And the buzz it would make!

    This is a fabulous list. And you are coping fabulously well with all this.

    From Wombalog

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