Everyday Nature: How I Came To Love House Centipedes. Centipede by Flickr user Rob Swatski via a Creative Commons Sharealike license. Smart nature straight to your inbox every week. Iâve been called a lot of strange things in my life, but I never thought I could be called a nematode-lover.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In behavioral finance, the ostrich effect is the attempt made by investors to avoid negative financial information. The name comes from the common (but false) legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger.
Ostriches do NOT bury their heads in the sand. This tale originates from the fact that the male ostrich will dig a large hole (up to 6 to 8 feet wide and 2 to 3 feet deep) in the sand for the nest / eggs. Predators cannot see the eggs across the countryside which gives the nest a bit of protection.