1935 CE - The Führer of Germany, Adolf Hitler, introduces the Nuremberg Laws before the Reichstag, stripping Jews of their citizenship.
Photo of the Day
Aerial view of O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile.
In the News
North Korea Sentences US Citizen Matthew Miller to Six Years Hard Labor
Libyan PM Accuses Qatar of Sending Planes with Weapons to Tripoli
Obama to Detail Plans on Ebola Offensive on Tuesday
At Landmark Berlin Rally, Merkel Vows to Fight Anti-Semitism
Ocean Algae Can Evolve Fast to Tackle Climate Change
Libyan PM Accuses Qatar of Sending Planes with Weapons to Tripoli
Obama to Detail Plans on Ebola Offensive on Tuesday
At Landmark Berlin Rally, Merkel Vows to Fight Anti-Semitism
Ocean Algae Can Evolve Fast to Tackle Climate Change
Quote of the Day
"A right is not what someone gives to you; it's what no one can take from you". --Ramsay Clark
Song of the Day
Album - The Search
Film of the Day
Director - Stacy Peralta
Starring - Greg Noll, Jeff Clark, Laird Hamilton
Wiki of the Day
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is an entomopathogenic fungus predominantly found in tropical forest ecosystems. Also known as "zombie fungi," it was first discovered by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1849.[2] In order to increase its own fitness O. unilateralis utilizes the evolutionary trait of an extended phenotype to manipulate the behavioral patterns of an infected ant, specifically Camponotus leonardi of the tribe of campotini. The infected ants leave their canopy nest and foraging trails, heading for the forest floor in search of an area with a temperature and humidity level that is suitable for fungal growth. The infected ant will then use its mandible to affix themselves to a major vein on the underside of a leaf and eventually die.[3]
It is not uncommon to see it written as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato due to the diversity of species within O. unilateralis.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis
No comments:
Post a Comment