Yesterday at work, a large brown spider startled me when I reached for my purse. Today, I found this website while trying to ID her. (pic is same species)

Great info. Great pics. picked by maven 4 months ago

The World Conservation Union now classifies Sun Bears as being vulnerable to extinction, leaving Brown Bears and American Black Bears as the only two species not to be considered under either vulnerable or endangered.

Other coverage here and here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The small female-like sneaker males were tiny, mottled brown and had narrow heads. Both types of males produced sperm, but sneakers produced more sperm than the parental males, and had bigger testes. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

The drawn-out court battle over what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's body has a new sense of urgency: the starlet's remains are decomposing more quickly than expected and a public viewing could be in danger. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear playing with sled dogs in the wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay. Beautiful. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Posting this I have a vision of Bush, Blair or Brown doing it - ugh! picked by topofall 1 year ago

One of music's greatest inventions is the concert rider, a backstage list of demands that Van Halen's "No Brown M&M's" decree helped promote to high art. Spinner counts down our favorites, spanning everything from bacon to baby oil. picked by leehblanc 2 years ago

It's gum for brown nosers. Go out and kiss some ass. 8 pieces of cinnamon gum - candy coated of course. You'll need to get a bunch of boxes for those backstabbers in the office. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The dark brown condoms are made to smell like Ethiopia's popular macchiato, an espresso with a generous amount of cream and sugar. "It is about time to use an Ethiopian flavor for beautiful Ethiopian girls," said Dereje Alemu, 19, a university student. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

This is the mother accused of murdering her little girl in a bath. Her dark brown hair tied back, Laura Fletcher seems to clutch her hands behind her head as she is driven away from court in a prison van yesterday. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

Norfolk Police asked supermarkets in the town to challenge youths trying to buy sauces in squirty bottles or eggs.

Sgt Andy Brown said no more complaints had been received in the past two weeks since the agreement came into force. picked by davethefish 2 years ago

Brian and Jane Williams of Anglesey have had to move out of their home to escape an all pervading noise that started after Welsh Water carried out some upgrade work to their sewage system. Mr and Mrs Williams have had health problems, lost their appetites and had bowel problems ever since. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Behold the Holy Grail. Since we began publishing backstage concert riders about 10 years ago, TSG has been searching for the most famous rider of them all, the one in which Van Halen famously stipulated that brown M&M's were to be banished from the band's dressing room. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

"We must add that it goes without saying that throwing objects from balconies or windows is extremely dangerous for pedestrians in and around the buildings and we refuse to accept any responsibility for damage or injuries caused by falling objects." picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Hmmm, DNA test perhaps! LOL. picked by topofall 8 months ago

Seventh-grader Morgan Brown thought her dream to compete in the national spelling was about to come true when she won her regional contest. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Anyone not surprised by this? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A photograph of the boy with the "beautiful brown eyes" who Anne Frank recalled as her "one true love" in the diary she wrote whilst in hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands is to go on display in Amsterdam. picked by buddha 2 years ago

On the morning of May 28 last year, Destiny Phaneuf and her best friend, Rachel Brown, knew one thing: They didn't want to go to school. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys "R" Us, claiming they sold toys containing "unlawful quantities of lead."

If the suit is successful, the companies could pay a US$2,500 fine for each violation. picked by marli 2 years ago