It's strong yet soft, smooth and light, hardly shrinks and is pleasant-smelling thanks to an oil, methyl eugenol, that's hated by teredo, the termites of the sea.
Why Stinky Animals Live Alone It's not the reason you'd guess. They make perfectly pleasant-smelling neighbors. Yet skunks and other animals that use projectile stink as a weapon are apparently destined by evolution to be loners—not because of who they are, but because of who preys on them. Ted Stankowich, who studies the intersection of evolution, animal behavior and ecology at California State University, Long Beach ...
Feb. 14, 2014 - Discover