New species of hooked-leg spider found in Oregon cave . Your youtube creepy crawly pics for the day.

August 10th, 2020: The Day of the Drones. [Via]

The Ig Nobel Prize winners for 2012

Grand mother strategy cuts across species as a way to further the tribe. "Males become more fecund as they get older, so in Darwinian terms, it pays to have long-lived sons." Since the mom is probably a working dolphin... wait, what were we talking about? Right, pan-species strategies. Looks like it works beyond our own. And that's why women don't keep bearing young for long: they must concentrate on the next generation of theirs...

Alienation.

A short refresher course in the art of the snorgle . Also, for those more advanced: How to snorgle a kitteh belly Interspecies snorgling (other than primates)

Remarkable new monkey discovered in remote Congo rainforest. [Via]

The “True Nature of the Force” is Way More Complicated Than You Think

Everything is Incredible. [Via]

How To See The Future.

Wild Justice. "A bull burned at the stake, a swarm of locusts excommunicated—animal trials were once surprisingly common."

Needs more eye bleach . Meet Acanthamoeba What's new in treatment.

The Art of Animabase. [Via]

Gorgeous Aerial Shots of Iceland's Volcanic Rivers by Andre Ermolaev.

A Brief Timeline of American Labor. "In honor of Labor Day, the Prospect brings you a history of the fight for workers' rights, from early organizing efforts in the 1800s to the present."