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Don't worry, earworms aren't the newest creepy bug out there -- though they are incredibly annoying. You know when you get a little piece of a song stuck in your head that you just can't shake?
Psychologically, earworms are a cognitive “itch” that the brain automatically itches back, resulting in a vicious loop. As odd as the phenomenon is, the good news is, earworms are totally normal.
Earworms also tend to be played on the radio more than other songs and are usually featured at the top of the charts. [43] The chorus of a song is one of the most reported causes of earworms. [44] The most frequently named earworms during this study were the following: "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
Earthworms are shifting their ranges northwards into forests between 45° and 69° latitude in North America that have lacked native earthworms since the last ice age. [3] Of the 182 taxa of earthworms found in the United States and Canada, 60 (33%) are introduced species, these earthworm species are primarily from Europe and Asia.
The moths have a wingspan ranging from 32 to 45mm, and live over thirty days in optimal conditions. [17] However, the life span ranges from five to fifteen days on average. [17] They are nocturnal and hide in vegetation during the day. [17] Adult moths collect nectar or other plant exudates from a large number of plants, and live for 12 to 16 ...
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
In most of the local encounters with live, wild king cobras, the snakes appear to be of rather placid disposition, and they usually end up being killed or subdued with hardly any histrionics. These support the view that wild king cobras generally have a mild temperament, and despite their frequent occurrence in disturbed and built-up areas, are ...
The brown snake is not the most venomous Australian snake, but it has caused the most deaths. [1]Wildlife attacks in Australia occur every year from several different native species, [2] [3] including snakes, spiders, freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, various sharks, cassowaries, kangaroos, stingrays and stonefish and a variety of smaller marine creatures such as bluebottles, blue-ringed ...