The Yoga Badger of Swaziland is so called because of its relaxed approach to life. This attitude contrasts sharply with other badgers in Africa such as the manic Honey Badger. The Yoga Badger’s diet comprises insects such as termites and bees. When the badger becomes hungry he will sit down on his back paws and […]
The singing of sad songs has been associated with Morecambe in Lancashire for hundreds of years. These dirges were usually sung when someone had been drowned in the dangerous waters of Morecambe Bay. These songs were sung so frequently that a competition was organized to see who could sing the saddest song of all. This […]
These beetles tend to work early in the morning for about four hours roughly around sunrise. They start off slowly at first, but their pace quickens once they have rolled a few beans back to the nest. Scientists believe that the caffeine from the beans is absorbed through the beetles’ skin on their feet. After […]
From Perpignan it’s a 50-minute train journey to Villefranche-de-Conflent. The town of Villefranche is then a further 10-minute walk away from the station up the valley. The wonderful Train Jaune leaves from Villefranche and heads into the Pyrenees eventually linking up with the Barcelona – Toulouse line at Latour-de-Carol. I left the station and walked […]
Ethiopian harrar coffee beans contain 1.13 percent caffeine. This amount of caffeine doesn’t seem to harm the Ethiopian Coffee Bean Beetle or Ethiopian Harrar Beetle, for whom the coffee bean forms a major part of its diet. When fully grown, these beetles are about two inches in length. They have very powerful jaws and are […]
The carrot and stick approach has been defined as combining a promised reward with a threatened penalty although other people believe that the phrase should read “Carrot on a stick,” which is purely an incentive with no implied threat. Both phrases have been incorporated into the Carrot and Stick festival at Wimborne Minster in Dorset, […]
