After a day of research, I’m quite convinced that the creature supposedly beaten to death by Panamanian teenagers with rocks and sticks and thrown in a lake – the so-called Panama Monster – is actually a slightly decomposed tree sloth that had been immersed in water for a few weeks. There are six species of [...]
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Pistol Shrimp and Goby Fish Symbiosis
August 3, 2009 – 1:00 pm
This clip from Weird Nature on the BBC has been floating around the internet. It is extraordinary, but what it doesn’t mention is that some species of pistol shrimp live in symbiotic relationships with goby fish. They often share a burrow, which is built and maintained by the shrimp, but guarded by the fish. The [...]
