Steven Morris
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All of a flutter: how butterflies avoid being a predator’s lunch - AOL (opens the original)
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Naturalists have long wondered how brightly coloured butterflies manage to evade the attention of birds that make a meal of other insects. New research from British ecologists suggests it is not simply a matter of good luck but instead a visual illusion created by their fluttering wings. The study by researchers from the universities of Exeter and Essex concluded that the spots and stripes found on many butterfly wings – combined with their dancing flight – scramble a predator’s sense of the ins
All of a flutter: how butterflies avoid being a predatorâs lunch (opens the original)
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Their whirring wings and bright patterns help keep them safe from birds, British study finds Naturalists have long wondered how brightly coloured butterflies manage to evade the attention of birds that make a meal of other insects. New research from British ecologists suggests it is not simply a matter of good luck but instead a visual illusion created by their fluttering wings. The study by researchers from the universities of Exeter and Essex concluded that the spots and stripes found on many
Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores âcultural worldâ of fungi (opens the original)
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Exeter museum to host DJâs âcollaborationâ with woodland fungi and artistâs map of her own bodyâs mycobiome For one of the installations, a musician spent hours in woodland âcollaboratingâ with fungi to create a soundscape inspired by the electricity they emit. Another is a kinetic sculpture of an extinct fungus that honours Beatrix Potter not for her tales of mischievous rabbits but for her lesser-known skills as a mycologist â a fungi expert. These are just two of the exhibits
South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon - AOL (opens the original)
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A water company has been ordered to pay a record fine of almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spills at popular bathing spots and sensitive habitats in Cornwall and Devon. On one occasion, untreated sewage gushed through a harbour wall on a bank holiday weekend but South West Water (SWW) engineers took 10 hours to attend. Sewage was also discharged into the River Camel, which is home to otter and Atlantic salmon and is popular with birdwatchers and sailors. Fining SWW £7,867,733 at Plymouth magistr
Body of newborn baby found on Welsh shoreline, prompting search for mother (opens the original)
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Police and medics fear mother could be ‘extremely vulnerable’, after discovery in Bangor close to Menai strait on Sunday Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby whose body was found on a Welsh shoreline, fearing she may be ill or vulnerable. A member of the public found the body of the child, whose age and sex have not been disclosed, close to the Menai strait in north Wales. Fiona Giraud, director of midwifery and women’s services for Betsi Cadwaladr University health board, said
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