World's Oldest Person Dies |
Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest known person, has died at the age of 117, her family announced yesterday. Born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, she moved to Catalonia, Spain, at age 8. Morera witnessed major historical events, including two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, and she became the oldest known survivor of COVID-19 at age 113. She was active on social media as "Super Àvia Catalana" (or Super Catalan Grandma), amassing nearly 19,000 followers. There are approximately 722,000 centenarians—those aged 100 and older—globally, with 108,000 in the US. Supercentenarians—those aged 110 and older—are rare, with about 250-300 worldwide and roughly 60-70 known in the US. Morera credited her longevity to enjoying nature, good company, avoiding toxic people, luck, and genetics. Some studies suggest the maximum human lifespan could be between 120 and 150 years. The oldest verified person to have ever lived died in 1997 at 122. The current oldest living person is now 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka from Japan. |
In the UK we have an expression for sexual activity, it's known as: "Getting your leg over." Thank goodness I wasn't born a male tarantula.Thousands of tarantulas will soon emerge across the US. Here’s what to expect
For certain regions of America, things are about to get weird with an influx of tarantulas.
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It might sound like an ominous sign of the apocalypse or a good reason to look for a new place to live, but this is actually perfectly normal. A yearly event, thousands of spiders seek out mates, particularly in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
“Every year, male tarantulas come out in search of a mate. The females tend to stay in their burrows and emit pheromones to let males know where to find them,” Lauren Davidson, Associate Curator of Entomology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, told BBC Science Focus.
“So, if someone were out during this time of year and saw a tarantula roaming around, it most likely would be a male. The males emerge when the climate is just right, so it is very dependent on the area where you live.”
The male tarantulas are typically only alive for one mating season; only the reproductively mature males actually go out to search for a mate.
When they’ve tracked down a female’s pheromones, the male tarantula will ‘knock at the door’. This involves tapping near the entrance in a drum-like pattern. If the female is intrigued, she will emerge to greet him.
Alex Hughes
Published: August 22, 2024 at 2:00 am
See https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/tarantula-season
for more info
In the U.S. 'getting a leg up' means gaining an advantage or getting a head start on a project.In the UK we have an expression for sexual activity, it's known as: "Getting your leg over." Thank goodness I wasn't born a male tarantula.
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I mean, with eight legs, where do you start?
Wow, that looks good!
I just looked this up. There's no evidence it's true. Phew!
I don't know anything of the dangers of cell phones, but I have just one small problem with that, StarSong. Technologies like cell phones and wifi are not going away. If there is a danger, I worry that the powers that be are denying them, and teaching otherwise in science. We only know what we are taught, and bad things are happening to health and intelligence and longevity and fertility.I just looked this up. There's no evidence it's true. Phew!
Just one source among many:
Radiation link to low phone battery lacks power
Yea, I thought this place I got the "fact" was a little spurious. I will avoid that place or do the research before I post anything. Such crap, it really makes things difficult sometimes.I just looked this up. There's no evidence it's true. Phew!
Just one source among many:
Radiation link to low phone battery lacks power
@StarSong You looked up if the battery is low, just like the stupid thing I posted which should be if your reception is bad, like with only one bar active, then it does use more radiation.Yea, I thought this place I got the "fact" was a little spurious. I will avoid that place or do the research before I post anything. Such crap, it really makes things difficult sometimes.