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Baby giant water bugs, like true bugs, have piercing-sucking mouthparts. Water bugs catch small fish, stab them with their beak-like mouthparts and squirt special juices into the fish. These juices change the fish's insides into a soft goo - perfect for 'babies' to slurp up.


Climate Change blamed for Mayans' downfall


Climate Change blamed for Mayans' downfall
The end of the Mayan civilization may have happened because of an abrupt change in Climaate. Information from lake sediment coresshow that prolonged droughts occured near the end of the 9th century AD in Mexico and parts of Central America. Social, Political, and Economic factors also contributed to the disappearance of the Mayans.
30 JANUARY 2001
The Global and Mail
30 JANUARY 2001

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