Entomologists, unlike birders, usually do not keep life lists of insects, but seeing my first ice crawler (Grylloblattodea) was akin to checking off the first kiwi on a twitcher’s life list. These insects are a strange breed. Only twenty-eight species are known, and they are found only in colder regions of North America and the…
Month: February 2013
A view from the other side
A guest post by Kristin “So, are you afraid of solifugids, too?” my husband asked, questioning me about my life long fear of spiders while writing his first book, The Smaller Majority. Now, I am not your stereotypical girl, revolted by and fearful of insects of all types. I love insects and pride myself on…
African Tuesday: Being bark
When I first read “Out of Africa”, which to this day remains one of my favorite books, the one thing that left me oddly dissatisfied was the lack of attention to trees of the savanna – their smell and colors, the texture of their bark and, most importantly, all the wonderful creatures that the author must…
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