Is nature artistic? David Attenborough gives the example of the male bower birds:
'who build nests or corridors of twigs and then put glittering beetle wings or shells on these nests. Then the female goes around looking at the bowers, and picks the guy with the best-looking nest. She's not saying he's a better father; it's an aesthetic attraction.'
Specieswatch: Invasive red swamp crayfish is threat to England’s ponds and
rivers
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North American native burrows into riverbanks causing leaks in canals and
dams and carries crayfish plague
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