Meindýraeyðing - meindýraeyðir.

20/05/2026

Vonum að þetta verði ekki svona hérlendis.

Sérfræðingar vara við geitungasumri: Bú finnast á ótrúlegustu stöðum eins og myndin ber með sér.

- Sjá frétt í athugasemd.

18/01/2026

Sumstaðar meyðist fólk til að búa með meindýrunum, við vinnum ekki alltaf 😔

New York has long been known as one of the rattiest cities in America with some estimating close to 2 million rodents roam its streets. Both city workers and...

30/12/2025

Þetta vissum við ekki! Kakkalakkar eru snyrtipinnar.

We usually think of cockroaches as the ultimate symbols of filth. But science tells a surprising—and slightly ironic—story: To a cockroach, you are the one that’s dirty.

Recent studies reveal that cockroaches are actually meticulous cleaners. They spend a significant portion of their lives grooming, using their legs and mouthparts to obsessively strip away pathogens, debris, and chemical residues.

But here is the twist: researchers have observed that after a cockroach comes into contact with foreign surfaces—including human skin—it often intensifies its cleaning behavior. From their perspective, the oils and microbes we leave behind are contaminants that need to be scrubbed off immediately.

This isn't just about vanity; it’s a high-stakes survival strategy. By keeping their bodies "sterile," they:
Prevent infections from the bacteria-rich environments they inhabit.
Clear their sensors to detect food and danger more effectively.
Neutralize toxins before they can pe*****te their shells.

This "hygiene habit" is a major reason why cockroaches have outlasted the dinosaurs. While we dismiss them as "pests," their rigorous self-maintenance reveals a complex biological intelligence. It proves that behaviors we associate with civilization—like cleanliness and disease prevention—are actually ancient survival tools used by some of the hardiest creatures on Earth.
As our cities grow denser, understanding these tiny, "clean" survivors is becoming vital for public health and smarter pest management. It turns out, the secret to living for millions of years is simply a very thorough bath.

23/12/2025

Þetta breiðist út sumsstaðar.

Exclusive: Ophthalmologist Romulo Albuquerque, his wife and their two kids say the bites across their necks, torsos, legs, lower backs and legs turned their vacation into a nightmare

03/12/2025

Það eru ekki allar pöddur eins (og við ekki heldur) en þá þarf að beita mismunandi efnum, tækjum og tólum. Þetta er allskonar vesen 😊

19/10/2025

Þetta er ekki gaman að fá svona inn til sin.

Veggjalýs hafa fundist í skálum Útivistar í Básum í Goðalandi og Skagfjörðsskála Ferðafélags Íslands í Þórsmörk. Skálunum hefur verið lokað og meiri háttar endurbætur hófust um helgina í Básum.

17/10/2025

Það er komin samkeppni!!

California squirrels are eating rodents in broad daylight.

In California’s Briones Regional Park, a shocking new behavior has emerged: squirrels are hunting, killing, and eating other rodents.

Long known for nibbling on nuts and seeds, California ground squirrels have now been observed stalking, pouncing on, and decapitating voles – a smaller rodent species that shares their habitat. In a new study published in the Journal of Ethology, researchers documented 74 interactions between the two species. In 42 percent of those cases, the squirrels hunted and consumed the voles.

And it wasn’t a fluke. Once scientists knew what to look for, they saw it happening almost every day.

This is the first documented case of widespread carnivorous behavior in this species.

While squirrels have occasionally eaten insects or bird eggs, actively hunting warm-blooded prey is something else entirely. Videos captured by student researchers show squirrels chasing voles across open landscapes, tackling them, restraining them with their forepaws, biting their necks, and then stripping the fur or pulling organs directly from the body.

Why the sudden shift? Scientists believe the squirrels are responding to an explosion in vole populations – nearly seven times higher than the state’s ten-year average. With so many easy targets, the squirrels adapted quickly, taking advantage of the unexpected protein source.

And it wasn’t just a few individuals. Squirrels of all ages and sexes participated, suggesting that this predatory behavior may be more than a one-off event. It could be the beginning of a lasting adaptation to environmental change.

Researchers don’t yet know whether this carnivorous trend will persist once vole numbers return to normal. But the study highlights something deeper: even familiar animals can surprise us.

Learn more:
"Squirrels Are Displaying ‘Widespread Carnivorous Behavior’ for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds." Smithsonian Magazine, 20 December 2024.

04/08/2025

56cm rotta sem veiddist í heimahúsi í Bretlandi.

Rodent said to be 22in (56cm) long from nose to tail found in Normanby, where rat problem is said to be worsening