Much of the chatter around the Latimeria tank at the newly revamped California Academy of Sciences concerned the health of the specimen, as in, “is that thing alive?” Of course, the putati… more →
microecosTed C. MacRae wrote 1 month ago: Photo details (first 2 photos): Canon 100mm macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/13, … more →
Ted C. MacRae wrote 2 months ago: …now you don’t! In a previous post, I lamented the fact that I had never actually seen … more →
Ted C. MacRae wrote 5 months ago: Joerie, Joerie, botter en brood, as ek jou kry, slaat ek jou dood. Doodlebugs, joerie, shunties, tor … more →
Neil wrote 6 months ago: Much of the chatter around the Latimeria tank at the newly revamped California Academy of Sciences c … more →
Ted C. MacRae wrote 7 months ago: The enormous, cosmopolitan genus Agrilus (family Buprestidae – commonly called jewel beetles o … more →
Buck Denton wrote 8 months ago: Nature is fascinating, and some of Nature’s best work—or evolution rather—is illustrated by a … more →
Dom Hyde wrote 9 months ago: Buck Denton has some great photos of camouflaged critters over at his Can You See Me blog. I’v … more →
Neil wrote 11 months ago: Neil Freeman once hated on the unfortunate appearance of my homely homeland: [paraphrasing] ‘ … more →
Neil wrote 11 months ago: we return, or rather linger, at Snow Jade Cave with this gorgeous cryptic moth, . . . resting just … more →
Neil wrote 11 months ago: a dead leaf perched outside the lady’s restroom at Snow Jade Cave in Fengdu opens to reveal … more →
Neil wrote 11 months ago: Mesoplodon traversii – by Jennifer Rae Atkins. The internets are an inspiring place. Inspir … more →
Neil wrote 1 year ago: If you’re hoping to make it into the fossil record, being a small, arboreal insectivore is probably … more →
Neil wrote 1 year ago: The Triassic Period (ca. 250 – 200 million years ago) is familiar to most as the “dawn o … more →
Neil wrote 1 year ago: Crazy story in Science Daily today about a paper recently published in the Bulletin of the Society o … more →
Neil wrote 1 year ago: The Baiji is dead. Long live the Baiji. Actually, this is kind of old news, but newly publi … more →
Neil wrote 2 years ago: Let’s set aside strange phallic flowers and take up small gray birds with snicker-inducing … more →
Neil wrote 2 years ago: Date: April 22nd, 2007 Time: 2:30 PM PDT Location: A log, in my backyard (again) in Village Homes, … more →
Neil wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday marks the 365th day of this blog. Perhaps we can indulge just a bit of shameless autometa … more →
Neil wrote 2 years ago: Habilidades Força: +7; Combate: +3; Esquiva: 2½; Salto: +11; Natação: +3; Furtividade: +5; Corr … more →