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Spring
1997
Vol 50.2
Large multifaceted eyes give mantids almost
360 degree vision. The three simple eyes (ocelli) atop a mantid's head
help discriminate between light and dark.
Photograph by
Edward S. Ross.
Departments
Counterpoints
in Science
The Future Fights Back
Jerold M. Lowenstein
Horizons
Living Machines
Blake Edgar
Habitats
Seeing the Dunes for Trees
Gordy Slack
Here
at The Academy
Under Our Wings
Gordy Slack
Reviews
Luis Baptista
on The Minds of Birds
Nina Jablonski
on From Lucy to Language
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Features
On
the Farallones
Where Seabirds Live in a World Apart
Blake Edgar
Preying
Mantids
Hiding in Plain sight
Roberta
Brett
At Home
in the
Natural World
Naturalist's Almanac
What to look for this Spring
Gordy Slack
A
Trail Less Traveled
Jughandle State Reserve: Terraces in Time
Rasa Gustaitis
Wild
Lives
Baobabs: Gnarled Upside-down Giants
Frank Almeda
Not
available online:
Greener Pastures
Conservation, Cows, or Condos
Susan Davis
Our Quivering Crust
Tectonics from Space
Howard Zebker
Editorial
Access
Keith K. Howell
Skyguide
Ice on the Moon?
Bing F. Quock
Letters
Science under siege
Sea otter diverstiy
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