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  • Bizarre "King of Wasps" Found in Indonesia

    03/27/2012 4:29:43 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
    National Geographic ^ | March 27, 2012 | Dan Mosher
    Males of new species have long, sickle-shaped jawsA new species of giant, venomous wasp has been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (map), scientists say. The two-inch-long (five-centimeter-long) black insects are shrouded in mystery—all of the wasp specimens caught so far have been dead. "I'm not certain any researcher has ever seen one alive, but they are very bizarre-looking," said study co-author Lynn Kimsey, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis, who co-discovered the insect. "It's the extreme version of the [larrine wasp] subfamily they belong to." Larrine wasps typically dig nests for their eggs and larvae in...
  • Another conviction in Air Force promotions test cheating ring

    10/07/2006 4:58:53 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 19 replies · 2,608+ views
    Stars & Stripes ^ | October 8, 2006 | Lisa Burgess
    ARLINGTON, Va. — Another participant in the Air Force’s Weighted Airmen Promotion System (WAPS) test scandal has been found guilty of participating in a cheating ring that has rocked the service’s carefully regulated promotions testing process. Capt. Rhonda McDaniel, of the 45th Space Wing, was found guilty Thursday of wrongfully possessing and giving the contents of the controlled test materials to other Air Force members, according to a news release from the wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. McDaniel was sentenced to dismissal from the Air Force. The WAPS test is required for any enlisted airman who is seeking...