Giant Golden Orb Weaver (nephila pilipes)

Pedipalps have chemical sensors, functioning as smell and taste detectors. They’re used to help spin webs and assist with feeding. They’re also used to transfer sperm.

Reduce, reuse, recycle, I guess.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Sign

Every once in a while, a zoo will roll a critical hit* when it comes to sign-making.

* For those non-geeks* out there, imagine I said “hits one right out of the park”.

** If you are not a geek, yet are following my posts, my world view no longer makes sense.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)

If you pay for a behind-the-scenes tour at the San Diego Safari Park, you’d get to see this too.

Then you’d get to pet her.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.