2012 Labbies | Video Finalists | Image Finalists
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The rock pocket mouse can easily blend in in the white sandy deserts of the American southwest. But in New Mexico’s Valley of Fires, where volcanoes have left patches of scorched black land, the rodents’ light-colored coats put them at a disadvantage by making them more vulnerable to predators. In this Howard Hughes Medical Institute film, University of Arizona evolutionary biologist Michael Nachman explores how random mutations have given rise to rock pocket mice with darker coats that are better suited for life on the volcanic rock.
Using forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, Barrett Klein from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has peered through the transparent windows of observation hives to observe the thermal behavior of honey bees building comb, heating the brood, and communicating the direction and distance of desirable destinations ...
