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The graph shows the mechanism of Nepenthes gracilis. Credit: Anne-Kristin Lenzo Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered the deadly workings of carnivorous plants. In the steamy jungles of Borneo, plants have developed innumerable tricks to help them survive and beat their neighbors. The Slender Pitcher Plant, Nepenthes gracilis, is one of the most ingenious: Its cup-shaped leaves are equipped with a hanging canopy-like cap that turns into a deadly stepping stone for ants when hit by falling raindrops. His findings, published today in Biology Letters revealing for the first time how the shut-off spring works. The team was surprised to find that instead of bending the lid on its own or in the narrow constriction between the jug’s cup and the lid, the spring was located far behind the wall of the tubular jug. The off-center location on the back of the tube has two effects. The Slender Pitcher Plant catc

Splendor in the Grass co-founder Jess Ducrou said the decision to continue this year’s festival was not motivated by money, and organizers were “doing the best we could” under difficult conditions. Key points: Organizers have defended the decision to continue this year’s festival Jess Ducrou says customers can expect refunds for events canceled on Friday Today’s passengers struggle through the mud to get home Ms Ducrou promised the festival would “definitely” return in 2023 in an interview with Hack on Monday, after a tumultuous weekend in North Byron Parklands. The 2022 edition is dubbed “Splendour in the Mud” because the festival venue was flooded and turned to mud by heavy rains on Thursday night. This creates chaos for people arriving at campsites, who are forced to wait hours to get in or are forced to sleep in their cars. Friday’s main event was later canceled amid fears more rain could destroy the already drenched festival, before the bill went ahead as scheduled on Saturday and

Jaide Fisher, 26, traveling with friends and colleagues from Hawkesbury, was still queuing outside the festival at 8.30am on Friday, having arrived at 5.30pm on Thursday. “We finally decided to sleep on the back of our ute at 2.30 this morning as we hadn’t been moving for hours. We make a very uncomfortable bed to our Eskys on the ute tray,” he says. Fisher said all he wanted to do was “get out of here” but said the trio had spent $1000 each on the festival and were worried they would not receive a refund. “We don’t even want to go in anymore, but we wouldn’t leave if we were going to throw all that money away. After this experience, I will probably never go again,” he said as the line reached 15 hours. The artist who will be performing on Friday said Era and the Herald they worry about how they will get to the site on Friday in time to perform. “The ground staff did their best, but there was a lack of communication and we weren’t sure what would happen,” said one player. Era and Th

Chaotic scenes emerge from the popular NSW music festival as heavy rains wreak havoc on attendees. Participants traveled to North Byron’s beautiful four-day festival, Splendor in the Grass, yesterday to start at 5pm. But bad weather has drenched the area, with some people forced to choose between sleeping in flooded campgrounds or in their cars. Tents were submerged in water, with some residents forced to seek alternative accommodation. ( ABC News: Tobias Loftus ) Load Others complain of waiting in long queues just to get into the site. Some frustrated ticket holders have taken to social media to raise their grievances. “Already in the car queue for 8.5 (hours), still potentially three hours to get to camp,” Harry Nicol wrote on his Twitter after midnight. Load Alex Gubbings told ABC News it took him about 12 hours to enter the Splendor page. “I think we were in line at about 4.30pm and we only got in at 4am,” Gubbings said. “It’s not moving, that’s for sure. I don’t think I’m going i

Hotter temperatures and heavy rainfall coupled with climate change are perfect breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito that spreads Dengue Fever. While many people enjoy warmer temperatures, basking in the sun, so do the Aedes mosquitoes which spread dengue fever. He well developed at temperatures ranging from 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Higher temperatures mean increased rates of female Aedes mosquito bites, increasing the risk of disease transmission. The same higher temperatures accelerate the spread of mosquito-borne viruses. ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW Both the increase in temperature and precipitation stemming from climate change will develop geographic distribution of dengue fever — increased temperatures shorten the mosquito breeding life cycle, and more rainfall provides mosquitoes with more places to breed and the humidity they need to thrive. Researchers in Malaysia now home mosquito trap trial to help solve the problem after other methods such as spraying bec