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August 16, 2007

Squirrel power

hee..hee..

i have *always* wanted a tail!

Squirrels wield a hot, secret weapon

The ground squirrel heats up its tail then waves it in the snake's face
- a form of harassment that confuses the rattler, which has an infrared
sensing organ for detecting small mammals.

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