Australian water rats have learned to eat invasive poisonous toads with ‘surgical precision’

Highly intelligent Australian water rats have learned how to kill poisonous cane toads in Australia by eating their hearts and carving their organs with “surgical precision,” according to research published in Australian Mammalogy.

In just two years, the semi-aquatic rodents have adapted to safely kill the invasive species in the Kimberly region of Western Australia by removing the gallbladder and feasting on its heart.

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Dallas swats more mosquitoes than any other U.S. city, new survey says

From CultureMap Dallas

“… According to a March 2018 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas landed in the top 20 percent for states with the most cases of mosquito-borne illnesses from 2004 to 2016. Last year, Texas reported 135 cases of mosquito-borne West Nile illness that resulted in six deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.

This is an especially bad time of year for mosquitoes. Breeding season typically runs from July through September, while peak West Nile virus season normally goes from late August through September or even October …”

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Let me explain. A customer got 4 estimates for entry points to be sealed up to counter a possible rodent or squirrel problem.

The first estimate was for $4,000. Yes, that much. The next was $1,300, the third was $600. The fourth, my estimate and total cost charged for the job was $350, warranted for one year as well.