Un peu d'humour britannique(tu)r

A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugsalthough they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl)

Genius of the Press XI

This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different imagesand both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, là . . . → En savoir plus: Genius of the Press XI

Genius de la Appuyez sur X

Celui-ci est tout simplement trop facile. Le panneau d'affichage est sur la I-35 sud de Burleson, Texas.

Je ne connais pas la provenance réelle de cette image, mais il est venu mon chemin de Omar Bocanegra par Mike Quinn sur le Texas lépidoptères liste de diffusion.

I should start charging

D'accord, maybe not. But I did get a little jealous when I came across this article where I discovered a local San Francisco artist who is charging $60 a pop forinsect spreading classes”. I wonder how many really show up to the monthly class? This just in, Chris Grinter is offering an insect spreading . . . → En savoir plus: I should start charging

Genius of the Press IX

Just about time for another volume of Genius of the Press. Who will be first to spot the error here? Attribuées, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism

Vox Populi, volume I

I’ve come across a few e-mail transcripts of questions sent into our entomology department and I can not resist sharing them. I promise these messages are (and will be) 100% real and unedited. Names have been changed or removed to protect the innocent. Hopefully, I will come across these every once in a while, et . . . → En savoir plus: Vox Populi, volume I