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Fun stories. Random facts. All the arthropods.
Here’s where you can find all my past blog posts, in order of most recent to earliest. Enjoy!
Imagine walking through a pet store and coming face-to-face with an insect the size of your fist.
Valentine’s Day is almost here, so it’s time to talk about arthropods in love again.
You’ve seen black bears, polar bears and panda bears, but there’s one bear out there you’ve probably never heard of. And chances are it’s living in your tap water.
Today is Alexander Hamilton’s birthday. If you’d like to know what that could possibly have to do with arthropods, you ought to “Meet Me Inside” this post! …I promise that was better before I realized quoting song lyrics was a copyright violation.
If you’re looking to invite a few more guests to your New Year’s party, look no further than the crabs with the built-in party hats.
O Christmas tree bug, O Christmas tree bug,
Thy pronotum so unchanging!
O Christmas tree bug, O Christmas tree bug,
Thy pronotum so unchanging!
Except of course, for when you molt
From a nymph to an adult…
O Christmas tree bug, O Christmas tree bug,
Thy pronotum seldom changing!
The real dragons don’t actually breathe fire, but they do have 60 legs, so that’s something.
For this year’s Thanksgiving special, I thought I’d share some of the arthropods I’m most grateful for – to say the least, it was hard to narrow it down.
“Dashing” eludes to both their handsome appearance and consistently winning at arthropod track meets year after year.
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