Bad-ass squirrels
In the new issue of PNAS, a totally awesome discovery about an infrared inter-species signalling system:
Ground squirrels not only heat up their tails to deter snake attacks — but they also seem to use the strategy selectively against infrared-sensitive snakes — leading us to the ultimate conclusion that when the bees are gone, the squirrels will inherit the earth…
You can check out an infrared-eye-view of squirrel/snake battles here because I don’t know how to post movies on the internet yet
–Davie