Posts tagged as Fish
Be The Ugliest Girl At The Party And Bad Men Will Leave You Alone
"Researchers studying a species of freshwater fish called the Trinidadian guppy found that females uninterested in mating with males chose to spend more time with fish more attractive to themselves, thus dramatically reducing harrassment and mating attempts from notoriously lusty male guppies." The Daily Mail, naturally, frames this as advice for how you can keep from getting groped at the office Christmas party, which seems remarkably unfair to your sexier friends, but I guess those pretty bitches have it coming, right?
Here Come The Mutant Fish
Scary stuff for Halloween! "A three-eyed fish was caught in a reservoir in Argentina, reported Cadena 3, an Argentine news service. The fishing hole where the mutant fish was caught may be more of a fission hole. The reservoir, named 'Chorro de Agua Caliente,' receives water from a nuclear plant in the province of Córdoba." Don't worry, they've got all your "Simpsons" references covered.
Skip The Salmon And Have A Steak
Good news, guys: You don't have to eat fish anymore! "A new study casts doubt on the conventional wisdom of eating fish to help prevent heart disease. Those omega-3 fatty acids so prevalent in many types of fish may not lessen the risk of developing heart disease after all, at least for men." [Via]
Fish Opens Clam
"What the movie shows is very interesting. The animal excavates sand to get the shell out, then swims for a long time to find an appropriate area where it can crack the shell. It requires a lot of forward thinking, because there are a number of steps involved. For a fish, it's a pretty big deal." READ MORE
When Not To Order The Fish
Every New Yorker has a series of cherished myths and hard-earned wisdom that he or she considers the Gospel truth about how to get by in this city. But are the stories we tell ourselves in order to live really on the level? We turn to the experts to help us figure it out. READ MORE
Dying Animals: The Movie
If the great planetary die-off (which now includes hundreds of expired fish that washed ashore in New Zealand; "We initially thought 'woohoo a free feed' but they had really cloudy eyes and you could see the birds had been at them. Some of them had no eyes," said one witness) really does signify the coming apocalypse, it's nice to know that our friends over at Next Media Animation will be around to cover it. I bet their Rapture video is killer!
Get Yer Mucous On
"Those with the protective mucous slept like a baby. Those without were like human mosquito magnets, suffering from multiple bites." READ MORE
Look At All The New Fishies!
The long-haired crab, the Darth Vader jellyfish and the vampire squid are but three of the new species discovered in the "global marine census." You know what? It's all pretty cool. Enjoy.
