I don’t know if this is a good picture of life on the fab side, but it definitely stunned me when I read the article. Swarms of giant asian hornets renowned for their vicious stings and skill at massacring honeybees have settled in France. I have to admit that I first heard about the asian hornet, also known as vespa velutina, many years ago but I didn’t think much of it back then.

Today I found this article in the news about this hornet spreading hysteria in France. The first question I asked myself was how on earth the hornet made its way to France in the first place. I didn’t have to read far to find the answer. Vespa velutina is thought to have arrived in France from the Far East in a consignment of Chinese pottery in late 2004. Once again we can only blame ourselves and face the consequences.

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Some great news for all you wildlife enthusiasts, which obviously includes me :) A rare and critically endangered clouded leopard cub has been captured by tribespeople in a remote area of Bangladesh.

Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) Chief Executive Mohammed Anwarul Islam said that the find was “exciting and hugely significant”. Many conservationists believed that clouded leopards were extinct in Bangladesh.

The WTB is now trying to secure the cub’s release.

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Now I don’t know about you, but I didn’t know about this and all the people I’ve told didn’t know. A pretty cool little date with a sweet number combination is ahead of us.

Remember the following: August the 7th, 2009, 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds on the 7th of August this year, (which is 2009). What is so special about this date and time you might ask? Well put all the numbers in a row and you will see what it adds up to. The time and date will be 12:34:56 07/08/09 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.

You won’t see that happen too often in your lifetime now will ya? :)