When an orchid mantis spies its prey, its legs shoot out and back in a flash, trapping its victim between its sharp leg spines. The legs hold the victim in a vice-like grip. The mantis immediately starts to bite into the victim's flesh. It eats everything; absolutely nothing is wasted!
Blind date
Blind date It seems that when seagulls peck out the eyes of
tiger snakes, the snakes don't really mind. The eye-less snakes
grow just as long and gain as much weight as healthy ones. They
even successfully track mates. The phenomenon of remaining healthy
with the loss of a major sense offers evidence for the idea that
some animals may be over-designed, possessing ancestral abilities
that they no longer need. 22 MAY 1999, P. 10
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