Watch a honey bee's venom sac continue to pump venom after detaching from the bee. 

In this video, the sac pulsates while it's lodged into someone's finger for a few seconds as if it has a mind of its own. A sting in the finger like this one looks pretty unpleasant. — Read the rest

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A third person was charged and stomped on by a cow elk in Estes Park, Colorado last week — an "unprecedented" third attack in eight days.

And while the first two victims were both children — an 8-year-old riding her bike and a 4-year-old playing at a park (both which Boing Boing covered last week) — the third person was an adult who was walking her dog right in the middle of town on Friday. — Read the rest

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Here's an epic tutorial on how to make a loud squash horn. 

In the video, we're taught how to trim the squash leaf stem so it sounds great and doesn't poke you while you blow through it.

The horn makes a wonderfully vibrant sound, and looks like a lot of fun to play with. — Read the rest

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A man started a YouTube channel after collecting more than 2 million frog eggs and hatching them in his backyard pond.

Previous videos on his channel show what the hatching process of this many pet frogs looks like. This video shows what happens when the frog army is unleashed onto the neighborhood. — Read the rest

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Watching this daring biker ride across an abandoned water main through the mountains is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. 

The stunning views of the surrounding forest combined with the biker staying balanced on this tiny, moss covered pathway, looks more like a dream than reality. — Read the rest

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If I didn't know these were fern spores, I'd think I was looking at a mountain of squirming insects. It's freaky and mesmerizing to watch! The video embedded below explains why the spores behave this way.

"Look at the underside of a fern leaf.

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