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GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots relocated to Germany at the end of November 2009, where she will write a book while continuing to write her blog and providing much hilarity to the natives by learning to speak German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your organization or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below).

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Grasshopper Hiccups

Topic Categories: Streaming videos
Posted on: November 11, 2009 6:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"

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What happens when a grasshopper gets the hiccups? How does a grasshopper get hiccups? This video explores these important questions.

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Looks more like a katydid

Posted by: megan | November 11, 2009 6:00 PM

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As person who loves insects, I just HATE the anthropomorphizing of the Insect world. It's belittling the fascinating lifeforms that make humanity seem the most monolithic boring infestation of biolife on the planet. Homo SapienSapien Average/omni/non-specificity qualities rule.

Posted by: megan | November 11, 2009 6:14 PM

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I'm sorry you think so little of humans. Stay right where you are, everything will be OK soon. Heh. I kind of agree with you, Megan. I also think, at least the bugs are straightforward life. They just do it. No political spin, just life, and exciting is right!

Posted by: Ken Creten | November 13, 2009 2:36 AM

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