קצת HuMo הבריטי(ב)ר

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, שם . . . → קראו עוד: Genius of the Press XI

Genius of the Press X

This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, טקסס.

I don’t know the true provenance of this image, but it came my way from Omar Bocanegra via Mike Quinn on the Texas Lepidoptera list-serv.

I should start charging

אישור, 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 . . . → קראו עוד: 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? אמנם, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism

ווקס Populi, אני נפח

אני כבר נתקל כמה תעתיקי דואר אלקטרוני של שאלות שנשלחו למחלקה לאנטומולוגיה שלנו ואני לא יכול להתנגד לשיתופם. אני מבטיח הודעות אלה (ויהיה) 100% אמיתי ולא ערוך. שמות שונו או הוסרו כדי להגן על החפים מהפשע. יש לקוות, אני נתקל אלה מדי פעם בכמה זמן, ו - . . . → קראו עוד: ווקס Populi, אני נפח