First Tuesday Lecture
Tuesday May 01, 2012 Noon – 1pm
Location: MS Museum of Natural ScienceCounty: Hinds
Speaker: Matt Smith, Author, Naturalist, and GIS Analyst, Jackson Topic: Nest, Shell, Burrow, Web: Animal Homes from Backyard to Ocean Floor This talk will plunge into the private lives of animals with an intimate look at some examples, both familiar and exotic, of the places they call home. From the barest scrape on the ground to the greatest spectacles of critter architecture -- beaver lodges, spider webs, eagle nests, termite mounds, and others -- all homes serve one or more of a few basic needs. How and why do animals accomplish these feats, and what can we humans learn from them?
