Weekend Reading Oct. 4, 2013

Did I mention I have a fondness for parasite?  They may be disturbing but they are disturbing in some seriously unique and totally wicked cool ways!

http://therevscience.com/?p=1488

I guess I'm not a "real" biologist since I have yet to get a bot fly infection...

I just want to cuddle up to this cutie!

http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2013/09/common-cuttlefish.html

For anyone who thinks parenting is a role reserved for those of us with bones, just because mom doesn't have a spinal cord doesn't mean she's spineless!

http://entomologytoday.org/2013/09/27/can-beetles-make-good-mothers/

Great, easy read on some very early research into a pooly studied bird - the red throated Caracara, complete with video!

http://ibycter.com/2013/09/30/nest-camera-study-of-the-red-throated-caracara/

Alien intelligence?  How the octopus can educate us about intelligence, computers and possibly aliens.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/how-the-freaky-octopus-can-help-us-understand-the-human-brain/