Animals and stuff

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Via Pharyngula, two dogs that get around pretty well despite having only two legs each. This one has only its back legs, and walks upright; this one has only its left legs, and gets around pretty fast all the same. He also has some interesting discussion of what this sort of adaptability ('plasticity') means to genetics, and how a simple genetic change can actually cause complex effects as other bodily systems adjust.

Also via Pharyngula, superb photos of insects in flight and how they were taken.

And an Irregular Webcomic poll. DM's polls are fun, and sometimes the write-in responses are even better...