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A giant exotic snail has been humanely destroyed after being found crawling across the concrete at a Brisbane container yard.
Staff called Department of Agriculture biosecurity officers after seeing the snail, described as being the size of a cricket ball, sliding slowly across the cement.
Entomologists have identified it as a giant African snail, a species which can grow up to 20 centimetres long and weigh up to a kilogram.
The species is found throughout Africa and Asia capable of destroying crops, fruit trees and native forests.
An individual snail can lay up to 1,200 eggs a year after a single mating and can live up to nine years. — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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White Mushroom (Lepiotaceae), originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
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War Wounds, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Came off second best in a game of bitey face
A pensioner branded a neighbour from hell has been warned that she must keep the peace for six months or face a fine after destroying a homeowner’s flower bed — in an apparent row over a squirrel.
Marion Webster, 78, has been reported to police at least 40 times by long-suffering neighbours for her anti-social behaviour.
She was found guilty of criminal damage last October for tearing out £50 of flowers from a neighbour’s flower beds at Solihull Magistrates Court — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Shattered Dreams, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Mother & Son, originally uploaded by Melanie Stanton.
Orange Bracket Fungi (Pycnoporus coccineus), originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a taste for beef: Shoot to kill. But for the past year, Oregon has been a wolf-safe
zone, with ranchers turning to more modern, non-lethal ways to protect livestock.
While the number of wolves roaming the state has gone up, livestock kills haven’t — and now conservation groups are hoping Oregon can serve as a model for other Western states working to return the predator to the wild.
Once the easy option of killing wolves is taken off the table, we’ve seen reluctant but responsible ranchers stepping up,
said Rob Klavins of the advocacy group Oregon Wild. Conflict is going down. And wolf recovery has got back on track
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Not just one, but two baby Sichuan Takins have been born at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, arriving on 31 January and 9 February respectively. Both are males. Just yesterday it was announced that the babies have been named Xing Fu, meaning happy good fortune, and Mengyao, meaning superior handsomeness! Last week Lincoln Park Zoo’s animal care experts picked six Mandarin names to honour the species’ roots, and put them out for a public vote — via ZooBorns
Corner Framework, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Packed bag, go!, originally uploaded by Kai Teoh.
No pony appreciates a good days work more than Applejack. She loves the hard-earned life so much that she doesn’t even look like she’s working at all! Of course, not everybody is gifted with the talent for apple bucking. It’s also an untold mystery as to how she can send each and every single apple into a bushel with nary a one touching the ground. But I think her ever faithful, canine companion Winona has rooted that secret out. That or she’s on the lookout for bad apples.
The figures, stand, tree and bushel are carved out of Philippine mahogany while the gears and apples are made out of Narra hardwood. They’re painted in enamel and protected by clear flat lacquer. Applejack stands at 5 1/8″ tall (with her hat down) while the entire complete piece measures 11 3/4″ high, 9 1/2″ long, and 3 1/2″ wide. It took 161 hours to complete — via Youtube
A polymer clay sculpture of Cthulhu sculpted in a bright jade green polymer clay. The base is inscribed with undecipherable runes. Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn — via Esty
King of all the cushions, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Snuggly Pod, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
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