Peace and faith in crisis from Upper Room reflection
The passage recalls a hospital shoemaker injured by a stove explosion who, with bandages masking him, proclaims God is good and alive. The reflection emphasizes trusting God for peace and calm amid troubles, ending with a prayer for God’s grace and Jesus Christ’s peace. The page also notes The Clark's crow, a gray white bird with black trimmings, named after Lewis and Clark.
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Starfish Opens Oysters With Suction and Stomach Evert
The starfish attacks oysters in their shells by using suction tentacles to pry them open. It then everts its stomach to digest the mollusk inside the shell.
World-wide Bible Reading Opens Luke 17 1 19
Ingvar Laxvik from Sweden leads a worldwide Bible reading on Luke 17 1 19 inviting participants to reflect on forgiveness gratitude and spiritual peace through the biblical passage.
Unusual female phalarope leads in courtship display
In a rare display of bird behavior the female phalarope is larger with brighter plumage and initiates courtship. The male assumes nesting duties including building the nest incubating the eggs and caring for the young.
Texas bat capital claim tied to Mexican free tailed species
Grant H. Burton in the September Texas Game and Fish notes central Texas hosts the Tadarida brasiliensis or Mexican free tailed bat with dark grey fur. He contrasts this with vampires in Mexico and recalls a 1908 to 1920 rabies epidemic that began in southern Brazil and spread through Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay, affecting cattle herds.
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