COMMON SHELDUCK

COMMON SHELDUCK

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), male. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna). Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

COMMON SHELDUCK

COMMON SHELDUCK

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), male. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna). Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

COMMON SHELDUCK

COMMON SHELDUCK

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), male. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna). Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

How does water spider hunt cricket underwater?

STORY: How does water spider hunt cricket underwater? DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of water spider hunting cricket underwater (courtesy of Chinese National Geography) STORYLINE: How does a water spider hunt a cricket underwater? Click to discover more. The water spider feeds on small fish, shrimp and tadpoles. Sometimes, it also hunts bigger prey like the cricket. The water spider captured the cricket with its claws first and then injected venom into its body. The spider's nest is not big enough for the prey, so it tried to make its nest bigger. Finally, the prey was pulled into the nest, and the spider began to enjoy the meal. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

Woman in Miyagi sees dead tadpoles falling from sky

Woman in Miyagi sees dead tadpoles falling from sky

SENDAI, Japan - Haruko Kikkawa, 74, in the town of Taiwa in Miyagi Prefecture, shows on June 17 two of the roughly 50 dead tadpoles she saw falling on from the sky onto the roof and garden of her house around 5 p.m. on June 15.

Researchers grow eyeballs in tadpoles

Researchers grow eyeballs in tadpoles

TOKYO, Japan - Photo provided by Makoto Asashima, professor of the University of Tokyo, shows a tadpole eyeball grown in activin using an undifferentiated cell taken from a frog embryo. Asashima, who leads a group of researchers, said Jan. 5 his group's findings will lay the groundwork for providing treatments for those who are visually impaired.

Green tree frogs' spawn in dried-out marsh

Green tree frogs' spawn in dried-out marsh

Forest green tree frogs' spawn on a tree is seen over the dried-out Hebusu-numa marsh in the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 11, 2015. Lack of rain threatens the lives of tadpoles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman in Miyagi sees dead tadpoles falling from sky

Woman in Miyagi sees dead tadpoles falling from sky

SENDAI, Japan - Haruko Kikkawa, 74, in the town of Taiwa in Miyagi Prefecture, shows on June 17 two of the roughly 50 dead tadpoles she saw falling on from the sky onto the roof and garden of her house around 5 p.m. on June 15. (Kyodo)