Exotic Animal Newsflash:
On Tuesday, it was reported that archaeologists had discovered ancient beehives in Northern Israel evidencing a 3000 yr old beekeeping industry. This would prove true the scriptures referring to “The Land of Milk and Honey” in the Bible, as it was previously believed these scriptures referred to fig and date honey, not honey made from honeybees.
The remnants discovered were the oldest, intact ancient beehives ever found, including honeycombs and beeswax. 30 intact hives dating back to 900 BC. Therefore, this industry was alive and well in the Holy Land during the Bible days.
This beekeeping evidence [ ... ]
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Exotic Animal Newsflash:
On Tuesday, it was reported that archaeologists had discovered ancient beehives in Northern Israel evidencing a 3000 yr old beekeeping industry. This would prove true the scriptures referring to “The Land of Milk and Honey” in the Bible, as it was previously believed these scriptures referred to fig and date honey, not honey made from honeybees.
The remnants discovered were the oldest, intact ancient beehives ever found, including honeycombs and beeswax. 30 intact hives dating back to 900 BC. Therefore, this industry was alive and well in the Holy Land during the Bible days.
This beekeeping evidence [ ... ]
Category: Asian Animals, Insects, News, Unusual Pets
Tags: ancient bee, archeology, bee, bee keeping, bee wax, beehive, honey, honey bee, insect, Israel One Comment
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A 200 yard web? That’s what I said!!! That translates into 180 m across. Now, that’s a huge cobweb. I think it would scare me a little too…LOL
This web at Lake Tawakoni State Park has entomologists from all over Canada and the United States a little baffled. They say it could have been made by social cobweb spiders, or as a result of spiders in mass dispersal in an effort to spread out from one another…Now, that would be a lot of spiders!
It is said that if you sit and listen, you [ ... ]
Category: News, North American Animals, Spiders
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To many people, tarantulas are disgustingly revolting because they are hairy, stocky, and fearsome-looking…But to other people, they are TERRIFIC!
Despite their reputations, most tarantulas are harmless to humans and are popular in exotic pet trade. There are no true tarantulas that are known to have a bite that is deadly to humans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula, 2007).
Some people even eat them…Yup, that’s what I said! In some countries, tarantulas are considered a delicacy, and taste somewhat like shrimp…
Tarantulas range in colors from brown, black and grey (very drab) to excitingly colorful varieties of metallic blue, black and white, bright orange, and [ ... ]