Myrmecologist and artist Andrea Lucky sent me this picture, depicting her controversial view that Adam Ant was really a Myrmecia.
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There is a really cool paper in Current Biology about the how even an animal's sensory apparatus adapt to their particular evolutionary niche.
Greiner et al. looked at four closely-related species of ants from the genus Myrmecia. (As you can see from the picture, these ants are also huge.) These…
So, the big How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Photoshop contest concluded on Friday. We got five really good entries, and the judges (me and Kate) had a hard time reaching a decision. After long deliberation, though, we've come up with a solution.
But first, the entries:
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[a guest post by myrmecologist Andrea Lucky]
Andrea & her intrepid field team in New Guinea
It was a dark and stormy night...
...actually, it was a dark and stormy morning. The dawn of the 7th day of ceaseless frigid rain to be precise, and I was reminiscing about the grand old days one week…
Today, it's the New York Times. Consider this Q & A:
Q. Can the tiny ants that visit me every spring hop like a flea? Sometimes I look down and suddenly there one is, working its way across my anatomy.
A. It is possible. Several of the estimated 10,000 to 14,000 identified species of ant are…
Wow! Adam Ant! Now that displays an impressive knowledge of 80s pop. Nice!
I suspect that's more indicative of my age than anything else...
[shakes head]
lucky charm