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A bizarre cylindrical object with large "cartoonish" eyes has been discovered in a woman's garden in Sydney, Australia, leaving several people confused as to what it is

A nature enthusiast handling the colourful critter was warned not to touch it. An expert explains why.

‘Life in Color’ with David Attenborough   The docu-series on Netflix shows us how the animal kingdom uses colour to conceal, confuse and caution In 2018, researchers from Newcastle University gave tiny 3D glasses to praying mantises to understand how they see the world. The mantis is the only insect known to have a stereo vision, and the team was trying to figure out how its vision is different from ours, given its extremely small brain. Taking this a step further, the new docuseries on N...

Butterflies must gamble on unpredictable futures Climate change and food scarcity force butterflies to take risks. Even butterflies need to make decisions about adapting to a changing and unpredictable future, research shows. A team led by Darrell Kemp of Macquarie University found that, for butterflies, there may be no single strategy when it comes to adapting to a changing environment. Instead, some butterflies play it safe, and others take risks. Fast facts: Grass yellow butterflies Eurema h...