You bastard! Some animal helped itself to my sweetcorn!
I’m guessing a raccoon, although we do have a lot of ground squirrels.
I did still have some corn left, which we ate for dinner tonight. Most yummy. Also, given what the corn looked like July 4th, I guess I’m lucky to have any at all!
Well, this is a new one. Apparently there were several protesters at the Democratic Convention this week decrying Bird Pr0n:
I can’t decide if it’s a prank or for real–but there were multiple people carrying these signs on different days, as reported by Pam’s House Blend, among others. They have also gone to the trouble of [...]
Big surprise, the media gets an arthropod story wrong. The level of wrongness is impressive, though.
The headline is “Stowaway Afghan Spider kills Family Dog.”
First, the story is about a camel spider, which isn’t actually a spider at all. It’s a solifugid, which is a relative of true spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae). They are formidable looking, and [...]
No, that’s not an expression like “Christ on a Cracker!”
Someone in Tyler, Texas (It had to be Texas….) thinks he sees Jesus on this moth. You know you have comedy gold just from this line:
Kirk Harper spotted the moth on an RV trailer Monday, and right away could tell it was unique. [emphasis mine]
And…oh boy…there’s a [...]
Check it out at Reduce to Common Sense. Another well done Olympic theme; Woo-meisters are speedy, but the Skeptics are faster!
And, some sad news–LGBT pioneer Del Martin has died at the age of 87–but at least she got to marry her long time partner before she passed on:
“An eloquent organizer for civil rights, civil [...]
Yeah, apparently that was only a suggestion. Jesus didn’t mean that seriously, you know.
Richard Dawkins read his hate mail (video)
PZ gets yet more hate mail (in case you missed it: earlier mail)
A personal story of a Muslim experiencing “Christian” love
I’ve been collecting hateful stuff directed towards people who teach/espouse evolution, or who are just plain [...]
I think this qualifies as sexiest use of exuviae* ever! Apparently Shokotan (blogger and hottie) is a big fan of cicadas, and their shed skins. Since she’s also a big cosplay star, one has to wonder if perhaps she has an even more interesting costume in a closet somewhere….
Removethelabels reports she’s discussed her cicada fetish [...]
Step. Back. From. the. Cow.
Much hilarity today when giving a tour of our dairy–I was explaining our free stall system and how we manage milking. Whilst gesturing at the cows’ bedding, one stuck her tongue out right into my armpit.
This left me with my arm up in the air, a big trail of drool running [...]
Still busy with the beginning of fall classes today, so how about reading these arthropod posts elsewhere?
Doug posts about the Lichen Grasshopper
New Aphid species found….on eBay!
Bootstrap Analysis finds a new species in her yard!
Ants invade….a printer? (video)
EPA limits use of Carbofuran for wildlife safety reasons:
“Carbofuran is one of the most deadly pesticides [...]
The AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association) has weighed in on mosquito misting systems. These systems are installed near (or on) a home, and dispense clouds of pesticides (or ‘natural’ oils like garlic and eucalyptus). The AMCA statement, edited for brevity:
“The position of the AMCA is that the practice of dispensing pesticides at predetermined intervals without [...]
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