They. Are. NOT. Beetles.

I don’t know why this irritates me so much, but it really does. I have been fighting with Snopes about this for years. (And they were really snotty and rude about my pointing out their taxonomic error, too! Most disappointing!)
What set me off this time is the news that Aveda is cutting out carmine and [...]

Carnival time: Leap Year edition!

Yep, it’s up at Conspiracy Factory. Check it out! A lovely tribute to Star Wars. (No Jar Jar Binks, thank goodness!)
Also, Carnival of the Spineless is up at Dendroica! Some very cool insect finds there.
Lastly, don’t miss this lovely photo and story at Annotated Budak: When ants attack!

Quote of the the Day: Education

This is for all the PhD’s and grad students out there in the Cult of Academia
“Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.”
-Terry Pratchett, “Hogfather“