Tuesday links

Video of UK tax dollars at work: scientists create 3-D glasses for a praying mantis.

Lingering effects of the Cold War: 25 years later, deer on the Czech/German still avoid the Iron Curtain.

Gallery: 36 Of The Most Ironic Moments Ever.

City Crows Build Nests Out of Coat Hangers.

Animated close-up view of the world at the bottom of the carpet - the world of dust mites. Sort of related - Chernobyl’s Bugs: The Art And Science Of Life After Nuclear Fallout.

Every day of the year has been declared the national day of some food. What's yours? (I was born on National Cashew Day!)

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include an Arabic-speaking chicken, how to drink without getting drunk, and some rather amazing real size comparisons.