Archive for August, 2010

Migration

August 11, 2010emily No Comments »

Several years ago, John and I were talking to two friends of ours about climate change. Both are tremendously active in the Sierra Club and have extensive knowledge about biology. As we talked, they mentioned that cane toads are migrating further south than normal. Thinking that we were talking about seasonal migration, I thought of [...]

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Get me out of here

August 5, 2010emily No Comments »

I. Just. Don’t. Belong. Courtesy of the Gainesville Sun

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Arachno-thbbbbbbt-bleargh

August 4, 2010emily No Comments »

One urban legend holds that the average person will consume at least four spiders per year while sleeping. Another claims that a spider bite can inject eggs under a person’s skin, eventually resulting in baby spiders emerging from the wound site (usually a woman’s face). Now, let me say that I’m not the least bit [...]

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