Category Archives: Foraging

Freak of Nature Fridays: Farting Bombardier Beetles

Green living: Bombardier Beetle

Meet the Bombardier Beetle. This little stink bug has the best defense mechanism of all; noxious chemical farts. That’s right, get on the wrong side of the Bombardier (Carabidae) and it will spray its poisonous farts in your general direction.

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African Elephants could be Extinct in 12 Years

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Sadly, a renewed fascination with ivory, particularly by countries in the Far East, has seen such a drastic resurgence in trade, that the denizens of Africa are once more threatened by extinction. THIS BOTHERS ME and I am deeply, profoundly pissed off.

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Finding your Purpose by Hunter S. Thompson

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Hunter S. Thompson is most widely known as the crazed author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but he was also a profound and poignant writer with a brilliant mind. He was that rare and precious species; a true original. And while his brilliance drove him mad, it left behind these traces of luminescence which make us all richer.

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Amazing Off Grid Homes you’d Love to Live In

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Solar power has made living off the grid easy and accessible. As solar panel technology boosts efficiency and the cost of panels goes down, more homeowners are opting to create their own, green eco-friendly energy which saves them money and ensures power even in inclement weather. Here are some of our favorite off-grid homes powered by solar panel systems.

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Study Finds Vegetarians Live 20% Longer

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Food industries are enormous contributors to greenhouse gas emissions; especially the meat-producing industries. The study not only found that vegetarian diet produced a third less emissions, but also that the mortality rate for meat-eaters was almost 20% higher. 

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