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So I’m a bit late on this one (Daily Planet covered it a few days ago), but it’s so amazing, it’d be a travesty not to repost this vid…NatGeo did a great job with the explainer.

They’re the stuff our nightmares are made of – and they’re also tragically misunderstood. This past summer, I had a chance to do some research for Discovery’s annual Shark Week. I was shocked to learn the number of shark species on the verge of extinction. In fact, statistically they are more likely to die from […]

In keeping with the theme, watch this video (pay close attention particularly around the 1:35 mark):

Looks like this bad boy will be out of comission until April 2009 at least – methinks likely more… To help pass the time, watch this: I never thought cicades would feel so personal.