Biological Diversions:

"I propose that we change the name of flying squirrels to squirrel kites," randomly comes to mind as I read a study about the nesting habits of the Glaucomys sabrinus (for "laymen" the northern flying squirrel). They live in Nevada, I didn'd know we had squirrel kites in America. Which is exciting, because I've always been fond of flying squirrels. . . flying fish as well. Which reminds me of a National Geographic Extreme show I watched with my mother over Christmas break. It was a countdown of the 10 strangest creatures on Earth. #1 being the Angler (for those of you not aquianted with ichthyology, but are familiar with disney/pixar films, the angler is the large fish with the light bulb protruding from its forehead in the movie "Finding Nemo"), it is a rather large fish, mind you, with large fangs and said light bulb. However, this monstrosity is only the female angler. The male of the species is a tiny, minnow like fish. You might be asking yourself how a little guy like that could mate with the ferocious female given obvious pre-zygotic barriers(haha, I sound smart with that one!); he doesn't. The male angler attaches himself to the female and fuses into her flesh, overtime becoming one with her. This attachment allows for sperm to meet egg and thus allowing fertilization to occur. Which has absolutely nothing with Glaucomys sabrinus, whom I am supposed to write a two-page biology abstract over. So I will at this point bid you adieu and listen to mother and do my homework
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Clay