— via Sad and Useless
Tarantulas eject silk through their feet to anchor themselves to slippery, vertical surfaces, say scientists.
The discovery, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, shows how these large but very fragile spiders avoid potentially lethal falls — via redwolf.newsvine.com
It’s got eight arms, and they all want to bring it in for some love — via BustedTees
Image taken at Rye Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Australia of a Pallidus Octopus guarding its egg — via underwater.com.au
Photo credit: I MacDonald
A deep-water octopus. Mollusca, a phylum that encompasses leggy invertebrates like the squid and octopus, along with their less charismatic and more oozy brethren — slugs, snails, clams — comes in second only to crustaceans for sheer number of species inhabiting the Earth’s oceans. 8,860 feet (2700 meters), Alaminos Canyon, Gulf of Mexico — via Our Amazing Planet
The RSPCA has welcomed prison sentences and a ban on keeping animals handed out to a couple who admitted causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs.
Marie Howells, 37, and Darrell Richards, 42, from Caerphilly, pleaded guilty to three charges at the town’s magistrates court — via BBC News
Seven children have been arrested after a house was broken into and four pet ducks killed in the Pilbara town of Roebourne — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This is a wearable mask cast in urethane. It is from an original sculpture and fits most faces. Breathing is through holes between the tentacles — via missmonster
Department store Myer and clothing chain Wittner have been accused of selling clothing items made of dog fur — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A new vaccine can protect macaques against the monkey equivalent of HIV and could provide a fresh approach to an HIV vaccine, a study suggests.
US researchers say the vaccine offered protection to 13 of 24 rhesus macaques treated in the experiment.
In 12 of the monkeys, the vaccine was still effective 12 months later — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The largest ever initiative to remove breeding American mink from the north of Scotland is under way.
The Scottish Mink Initiative aims to create a 20,000 sq km safe haven for native wildlife in rural Tayside, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Cairngorms and the Highlands.
The £920,000 project is being undertaken by a range of conservation and other organisations — via redwolf.newsvine.com
I wish I had baby octopies on my desk — via deviantART
More and more, people who until only recently had somewhere to live are out on the streets of Portland with their pets, said Amy Sacks, who runs the Pixie Project, a nonprofit pet store and shelter for animals.
She tracks down homeless people in alleys and under bridges and makes her pitch as to why they should make sure their pets get proper care — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This 6 (ish) legged turquoise squid features itty bitty pink tentacles and spots. It’s naturally curvy legs bring her to life making her more of a pet then a piece of jewellery. Carefully hand sculpted from a quality polymer clay then glazed for shine — via Etsy
A gentleman’s squidscot. Or would you call it a hen-tie?
It’s a smaller, lighter version of my tentacle scarf, crocheted with ultra soft baby yarn. It’s around 54 inches long and 2.5 inches wide, with a total of 29 suckercups – 15 on one side, 14 on the other — via Etsy
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