Showing posts with label lizards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lizards. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Florida: Prepare for your new insect overlords

As if Florida doesn't have enough to worry about, now comes this story:

You think palmetto bugs are big? New "hissing" cockroach may head to south Florida

And do you know who's to blame for this situation? No, not God.

Lizard-owning freaks, that's who:

Lizard owners may be aiding the import of the new varieties, according to a pair of UF scientists at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Roaches make a good replacement for crickets -- which are noisier, smellier and more expensive -- as reptile food.


Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Miracle of science: virgin births for lizards

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- A British zoo on Wednesday announced the virgin birth of five Komodo dragons, giving scientists new hope for the captive breeding of the endangered species.



Please, God, don't let the alligators find out about this.