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Florida's 'Worm Grunters' Collect Bait Worms By Inadvertently Imitating Mole Sounds

Florida's 'Worm Grunters' Collect Bait Worms By Inadvertently Imitating Mole Sounds

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created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When biologist Ken Catania heard about the peculiar practice of worm grunting practiced in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle one of his first thoughts was an observation ...





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Moles, not magic, make worm 'grunting' work

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Gary Revell gets up every morning before sunrise, heads into the woods and grunts. Not because it's so early. It's the term for coaxing worms from the ground by the hundreds to be scooped up and plopped in a tin ...


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The Raging Windows Worm has attacked over 8.9 Million Computers

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week the global internet community was hit by the Downadup worm also know as Conficker, or Kido. This worm is now using multiple ways of infecting computers, including USB sticks. If s ...


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iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...


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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


Help! How to avoid fast-moving computer worm

Technology / Internet

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a previously discovered vulnerability ...


Sea worm thought to be extinct spotted off Spain

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A sea worm that uses a trunk to catch prey that was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in the waters of the Atlantic off northwestern Spain, researchers said Monday.


Conficker Worm April 1 Release

Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1

Technology / Software

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 39

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conficker worm created havoc last year when it infected over 10 million computers on a global scale. The unique design of the conficker worm allowed for this large scale attack to over ...


Researchers Study Factors that Regulate Vaccination Efficiency

Researchers Study Factors that Regulate Vaccination Efficiency

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using vaccination to induce a robust immune response has been an effective strategy for managing infectious diseases in humans and animals for more than a century. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...


The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm

New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm

Technology / Software

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 5

The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm.


Windows bulletin MS08-067

Downadup Worm Hits Over 3.5 Million Computers

Technology / Internet

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying ...



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