Happy Valentine Day everyone! We would like to give our biological slant on this romantic date. The Internet is ripe with dating techniques and romantic proposals, ranging from original to pure nonsense. Here we want to show you yet another way to communicate your love for someone: say it with leaves! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe…
Month: February 2016
Micrognathozoans and Cycliophorans-Strangers in the animal tree (I)
Animal diversity is stunning. Our planet is full of wonders beyond our imagination: animals that survive in the harshest of conditions, parasites that have become ultra-specialized, animals that use the sun for energy… the list has no end. We hardly ever wonder about the incredible diversity of creatures that live between us. It is in…
On elephants and bacteria 