Lol, this is cool, I guess Cuttlefish is the only living organism that can learn inside the egg…

Before they have even hatched, cuttlefish embryos can peer out of their eggs and spot potential prey. It is the first time any animal has been shown to learn visual images before they are born.

Ludovic Dickel and his colleagues at the University of Caen Basse-Normandy, France, made the discovery by placing crabs alongside cuttlefish eggs in a series of laboratory tanks. Those embryos exposed to crabs preferred them as prey later in life, the scientists report in the journal Animal Behaviour.

The young embryos must be able to see through their translucent egg case, the scientists believe, and learn which animals are worth hunting even before they have hatched. “This is the first time there is evidence of visual learning by embryos,” said Dr Dickel.

via neatorama - bbc

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What’s great about this DIY isn’t just the Crabfu robot but the material ShapeLock used to make it. Well, I’ve been looking for something that you can mold easily such as ShapeLock.

Great DIY and thanks for sharing the information with us.  The crab robot is so awesome!  (except crabs walk sideways, not forwards and backwards…hehe you need to add one more leg on the back to really crab it, I know because I go crab-fishing all the time.)

I-Wei thought his SwashBot 2 was cool and all, but had lost some of the character of his original SwashBot. So, he built a third version that combines the mobility of the second with the charm and personality of his first crab bot. To build the body and the leg components, he used an amazing molding material called ShapeLock. Seeing the results definitely makes this something I want to check out. You can mold it very thin and flexible for the body pieces or thick and rigid for functional components like the leg segments.

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As I promised, I did go to the beach earlier. The one great thing about the beach is that you can see the never-ending ocean.

What does that do for you?

Well, basically, you look at the ocean and forget everything and feel relaxed. Whenever I feel stressed out from work or whatever, I always go to the beach.

This time, I was just taking the dog out for a stroll, he loves me so much. I guess dogs are better than humans in some repects.

The funny thing was, I guess there are sections on the beach where you must have your dog leashed to protect Snow-Plowing birds. Which was fine except 3 Park rangers came to me and try to give me a ticket. Well, I got off with a warning and now I am officially in the San Francisco Park Ranger’s database. (well, that’s what they told me)

We did, afterwards, go to the correct section where dogs can be unleashed and had a blast running around and chasing other dogs.

Ocean Beach in San Francisco is not so great during winter but at least you get to see the Pacific Ocean. I prefer it over any other oceans as you get that “endless” view and there’s lots of sharks. (I’ve actually caught a tiger shark once while fishing for crabs. The shark got stuck on my crab net and other fishermen helped me get the shark. Of course I let it go but if I catch that thing again, I am going to either put it in my bedroom or eat it. Shark fins are suppose to be really good for your health in Asian beliefs…lol)

On our way back, we found this Starfish Christmas Tree!!! (take a look at my previous post on sfblogg about finding this…)

It seems like some locals have used it for bonfires, better than throwing it on the street like some people do. Even better, I believe they should ban “natural” Christmas trees all together and only sell plastic Christmas trees. This would save so millions of trees every year, I don’t get why we still use “real” Christmas trees. That’s probably one thing hurting Earth that we can help simply by swallowing our egos. That’s why my Christmas tree this year is small and plastic. Then again, plastic isn’t good either huh?