Heartened by the recent blow struck against the spidergoat menace, I’ve found that my outlook has improved dramatically. There’s been a subtle spring in my step, a flicker of hope around the corners of my smile. It’s kind of like the end of “Terminator 2,” when Sarah Connor stares at the road ahead of...
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A funny thing happened when I mentioned both doom news and spidergoats in the same story. Out of nowhere, the forces of good got one right. This happens every now and then, I suppose—minor victories that stem the tides of darkness and give us some small (if temporary) comfort. “There’s no way in hell...
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The world’s most poisonous deer, hands down, is Odocoileus toximortica, the North American spotted whitefoot. Native to forested or mountainous terrains, the whitefoot can be found in most regions of the US and Canada. It is thought to be the only carnivore of family Cervidae. Odocoileus toximortica The bite of the whitefoot is a...
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