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  • Natural SurroundingsWeather Talk
    By Andrea Aker
    January 3, 2011
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    How to Keep Scorpions Away from Your Home

    Q: Help! My house is overrun with scorpions, and I hate them. A: How ungracious of you. First of all, the scorpions were here first, and secondly, they absolutely adore you. And what do they get from you? The back of your Reebok. And, in a way, it’s your fault there are so many of them in the ...
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  • Natural Surroundings
    By Andrea Aker
    December 21, 2010
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    Cactus & Wildlife Trivia: Can You Pass?

    Test your knowledge of cactus and wildlife of Arizona with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score. Did any answers surprise you? 1. What bird ranching industry was established ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsOdd Observations
    By Andrea Aker
    December 4, 2009
    2627
    3

    Have You Seen The Tiny Creatures From The Stock Tank?

    My husband and kids were out hiking and stopped at a stock tank to look for animal tracks. In the water, they saw these amazing prehistoric bug-looking things. They have a horseshoe-shaped shell with what looks like eyes on it. From under the open end of the shell, there is a tail with a forked ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsOdd Observations
    By Andrea Aker
    October 24, 2009
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    2

    Did You Know Lizards Can High-Tail It On 2 Legs?

    Today’s question: I was at Lake Pleasant recently, and I thought I saw a lizard running across some rocks as fast as can be upright on its back legs. Was I hallucinating? I don’t know. Do you hallucinate often? I was waiting at a stoplight once and thought I saw Mr. Peanut—you know, the Planters peanuts ...
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  • Natural Surroundings
    By Andrea Aker
    October 7, 2009
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    Roadrunner Food Habits Are A Bash

    Today’s question: I’ve seen roadrunners running around with lizards in their mouths, but recently, I was surprised to see one grab a small bird, bash it against the ground several times and take off into the desert with the body. Is this normal? Grabbed it and bashed it on the ground several times? I hope this ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene
    By Sam Lowe
    September 21, 2009
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    Quartzsite’s Legend of A Camel Driver

    The thing most people notice right away when they enter the Quartzsite Cemetery is a stone pyramid topped by a copper camel, and there's quite a story behind its presence. The cairn marks the grave site of a man they called Hi Jolly, who came to this country in the 1860s to act as a ...
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