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An Atlas beetle holds tight to a keeper's finger at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Exhibitry artist Mark Van Wickler polishes his centipede sculpture at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House, opening this weekend, has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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FILE- In this April 16, 2014 file photo, marine biologists conduct a necropsy on an over 55 foot long finback whale on a dock in Jersey City, N.J. The whale was found stuck on the bow of a container ship in the harbor on April 12, and later towed to an Army Corps of Engineers station near Liberty State Park. The frequency of whale strikes is higher than normal for this part of the year according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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This undated photo provided May 22, 2014 by Ultra Green shows the machines that make food containers out of wheat straw that is left over after the harvest at their plant in Devils Lake, N.D. Company CEO Mack Traynor says the company currently has about a half-dozen machines in operation, but there's room in the plant for 50 machines. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ultra Green)
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This undated photo provided Thursday, May 22, 2014 by Ultra Green shows the outside of the company's Devils Lake, N.D., plant along with tons of wheat straw ready for production. The company makes food containers out of wheat straw, which is the stubble leftover after the harvest. Ultra Green expects to have nearly 100 employees by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ultra Green)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this Aug. 10, 2011 photo taken and provided by John Lyons, fisheries research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, a group of scientists in Wisconsin cast nets in Middle Kimball Lake in Minong, Wis. Scientists in Wisconsin and Minnesota are studying the remaining populations of cisco, a fish that scientists and anglers say leads to bigger musky and walleye. The fish are native to the area and are under threat from climate change. (AP Photo/Courtesy of The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, John Lyons)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- This November 2000 photo taken by John Lyons, fisheries research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, shows a cicso captured in Big Green Lake in Green Lake, Wis. Scientists in Wisconsin and Minnesota are studying the remaining populations of cisco, a fish that scientists and anglers say leads to bigger musky and walleye. The fish are native to the area and are under threat from climate change. (AP Photo/Courtesy of The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, John Lyons)
