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A century later, a rare mushroom with a curious shape emerges in Sri Lanka
Unlike typical mushrooms that rely on the wind for spore dispersal, stinkhorns use insects, especially flies ... a casual glance into a rain-soaked garden — underscores how much there is yet to learn ...
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In a land where monkeys are seen as pests, Sri Lanka’s white langurs are winning hearts
purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by farmers as crop-raiding pests. Unlike albinism ...
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The Ornamental Grass That Will Send Flies Buzzing Away From Your Backyard
Lemongrass is a popular perennial ornamental grass native to India, Sri Lanka, Burma ... a stalk with small white or yellow ...
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Three Russian scientists fined to $43,257 for collection of insects in Sri Lanka
The scientists claim they only gathered dead insects, photographed them and had no intention to transport them outside Sri Lanka MOSCOW, January 21. /TASS/. A Sri Lankan court sentenced three ...
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Italian father and son fined nearly US$200k for trying to smuggle protected insects out of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: An Italian man and his son were fined 60 million Sri Lankan rupees (US$199,384) after being convicted of attempting to smuggle hundreds of protected insects ... in Sri Lanka for a ...
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A century later, a rare mushroom with a curious shape emerges in Sri Lanka
Unlike typical mushrooms that rely on the wind for spore dispersal, stinkhorns use insects ... a rain-soaked garden — underscores how much there is yet to learn about Sri Lanka’s fungal ...