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To: Ilaine who wrote (1185)	8/15/2001 2:24:29 AM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6901

Wow -- shark get together--- maybe pushed there by that last storm? maybe there is a concert or festival they want to attend. LOL-- here is what I posted yesterday on Amuse thread-- Do you read "Earthweek" -- lots of newspapers carry it-- snapshot of whats going on in the world thing-- Popular Science carries it(under planet diary) and this week its GOOOD! popsci.com BATS-- Bats Attacking Birds Rare giant bats are snatching migrating birds in flight and devouring them in midair, according to a report in the Spanish journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Nyctalus lasiopterus, which has a wing span of more than 18 inches and weighs more than a pound, is found mainly in Italy and Spain. Although most species of bats eat insects, fruit or in some cases fish, very few are carnivorous. The scientists from Seville made their determinations by studying bat droppings in which they found the bones and feathers of birds. Nigerian Hail Disaster--- Violent storms accompanied by huge hailstones ruined homes, killed livestock and destroyed more than 2,500 acres of crops in Nigeria's northern city of Kano. Hailstones, reportedly the size of soccer balls and weighing as much as four pounds, devastated crops in seven communities that were preparing for harvest. The governor of Kano state pledged to supply aid for replanting before the end of the rainy season. Asian bug Invasion--- An infestation of alien aphids blanketed Ontario, destroying a quarter of the soybean crop and even forcing officials at Toronto's SkyDome to close the stadium roof so that a baseball game could continue. Cars in Canada's most populous city were also blanketed with tiny green bugs that swarmed through rush hour traffic. Chris Darling, curator of etymology at the city's Royal Ontario Museum, said, "It's an Asian species, and it just got into Canada this year for the first time. It's in every soybean field you'll find, at least in southern Ontario."