A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugs – although they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl)
A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugs – although they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl) 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 images – and 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, allà . . . → Llegir més: Genius of the Press XI This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, Texas. 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. Okay, 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 for “insect spreading classes”. I wonder how many really show up to the monthly class? This just in, Chris Grinter is offering an insect spreading . . . → Llegir més: Hauria de començar a carregar Ja era hora d'un altre volum de Genius of the Press. Who will be first to spot the error here? concedit, la secció d'informació del lloc web de mudances de tarifa plana de Califòrnia no és precisament una font de periodisme de primer nivell… M'he trobat amb un parell de transcripcions de correu electrònic de les preguntes enviades al nostre departament d'entomologia i no puc resistir-me a compartir-. Et prometo que aquests missatges són (i serà) 100% real i sense editar. Els noms s'han canviat o eliminat per protegir els innocents. Esperem, Vaig a venir a través d'aquests cada tant en tant, i . . . → Llegir més: Més a prop, volum I |
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