Friday 6 September 2013

Mystery Bug Builds Fence Around Eggs And Nobody Knows Why

image credit Troy Alexander

Chemical ecologist Troy Alexander discovered a strange structure on the trunk of a tree in the Amazon rainforest. It appears to be some kind of egg tower surrounded by a protective barrier that eerily resembles a white picket fence.

What's so fascinating is that nobody knows who is responsible. Entomologists, mycologists, University professors and museum directors have all seen the images but nobody has been able to provide definite confirmation of what created this.

1 comment(s):

Marco McClean said...

There's an episode of Stargate SG-1 where Teal'c's little boy becomes a man by stealing an enemy ship and blowing up a giant weapon that looks exactly like this thing. It's a sort of energy loom.