A new reef

A massive ship last used by the U.S. Air Force to track missiles and spacecraft was sunk off Key West Wednesday, becoming a new artificial reef.

- AP/Miami Herald (link here)

Excellent. We need more reefs.

Wildlife sightings

On the road to Michigan for the Memorial Day weekend, we saw several deer, several wild turkeys, and a coyote.

While in Michigan, we saw a bald eagle.

On the road home, we saw a pair of cranes and three deer.

Unboilable bug

According to Abramov's work, all life on Earth probably evolved from a kind of microscopic "unboilable bug" — single-cell bacteria — that survived the heavy bombardment of asteroids in underground sanctuaries.

- Denver Post (link here)

Komodo dragons

Add shock-inducing venom to the list of reasons to avoid Komodo dragons. The fierce lizard may kill its prey in a way similar to some snakes, researchers report online May 18 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The finding contradicts the widely held notion that Komodo lizards rely on nasty bacteria and resulting infection to kill prey.

- Science News (link here)

Very interesting.

Eagles vs. comorants

Bald eagles, bouncing back after years of decline, are swaggering forth with an appetite for great cormorant chicks that threatens to wipe out the birds in the United States.

- AP/Denver Post (link here)

Everything humans do, or do not do, affects relationships between other species.

And that is Life in the Food Chain.

Veggie Day

(Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this story.)

The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week.

- BBC (link here)

How do the vegetables feel about this?

Firefly Watch

(Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this program.)

https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/

Are fireflies disappearing?