Ugh. Some serious deerfly action up here in Minnesota.
Ohio Extention has more info about deer flies–how about you amuse yourself reading about the slashing/sucking mouthparts of these little bastards while I run for cover?
I did not bring my head net, and I’m regretting it right now:
“Female horse and deer flies are vicious, painful biters. They [...]
Ok, I’m gone, so you guys have the floor. Apparently there is a group that specializes in selling off naming rights to taxa to corporations:
“In recent years, more and more non-profits, from conservation groups to research institutions, have been selling the opportunity to name new species.
With millions of species still to be discovered, the opportunities [...]
Last week I spent in the woods with a bunch of first-year college students….and now I’m going to travel to the University of Minnesota Field Station in Itasca and do it again.
It wouldn’t be so bad if the programs didn’t run from 7am in the morning to 9pm at night for multiple days. That’s fine [...]
I’ve started hearing the dog-day cicadas! While the 17-year cicadas get a lot of press, there are also yearly cicadas. In the US, these are all in the Genus Tibicen (latin for “flute player”). The species I’m hearing most is Tibicen canicularus (and you can listen to its song at that link!)
These cicadas have [...]
CakeWrecks. Cakes gone horribly wrong.
It’s like a foodie Fail Blog.
Enjoy. And can anyone translate the cake for me?
[Via Neatorama]
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Best. Cake. EVAR.
New paper out in PLOS: Does Pathogen Spillover from Commercially Reared Bumble Bees Threaten Wild Pollinators?
You might not realize that not only are honeybees managed by humans, but so are bumble bees:
“Worldwide, five species of bumble bees are reared commercially for the pollination of at least 20 different crops. The sale of commercial Bombus has [...]
The third edition of Evolution: Education and Outreach is available free online!
I especially was interested to see this review of a book criticizing evolutionary psychology. Frankly, I agree with the author that EP s is a bunch of “just so” stories, so of course, that’s why I like it
Related posts:
April Issue of Evolution: [...]
On the whole silly PZ-cracker episode:
“See, at the Last Supper, Jesus handed his guests some bread and said, “This is my body,” and then handed them some wine and said, “This is my blood.” Had Jesus sang “I’m a Little Teapot,” then today we’d see Catholics worldwide carefully choosing communion vessels of appropriate height and [...]
No, not baseball (although this was the name of my graduate school softball team). And not a reference to non-existent fly scrotums, either.
It’s a description of this photo:
The flies were identified on Entomo-L as Atherix variegata, which is a species of fly that has an aquatic larva (maggot stage). They are important fish food!
They sometimes [...]
I will be traveling almost non-stop for the next 3 weeks, so posting may be a bit spotty. The biggest frustration is that it’s rained solidly for the last 2 days, and there is no way for me to do any weeding before I leave this morning.
So, when I get back, the garden will [...]
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