Science
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Wasp update
If you’ve been following my wasp posts you’ll know by now that there has been a variety of opinion on exactly what kind of wasp it was that showed up here in the High Arctic. The initial identification, by the Nunavut Research Centre, was that it was a Yellow Jacket (Vespula intermedia), but that has
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Circus of the Spineless #3
Hey folks, it’s shopping time over at the inverts r us store found at Urban Dragon Hunters. That’s where you can find Circus of the Spineless #3. If you love those creatures who make their ways through the world without a backbone, then you need to head on over. And if you don’t love them,
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A trip back in time… sort of
What we’re gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time. When the only people that existed were troglodytes… No..wait not Troglodytes, Australopithecines. Yes that’s right, Australopithecines drinking beer. What better way to celebrate the launch of a great new blog Olduvai George, a great new site brought to you from a
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Not-so-Yellow Jackets and Parkas
One of the truly amazing things about the Internet, is how it can link up people with some incredibly disparate bits information, or find audiences for bits of information that were never intended for it. For all of its apparent desires to rule the universe, Google sure is an incredible tool. Back in September I
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Circus of the Spineless #2
Circus of the Spineless (the sequel) is up and running at the excellent blog Snail’s Tales. Sit down, relax, and order something off the menu. Actually order at least one of each, it will be worth having your lovely(?) server returning to your table again and again. Hope you brought a big appetite.
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Frozen in Time
Somewhere, not too far from the cozy warm house where I sit and write this, an Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar (Gynaephora groenlandica) sits frozen solid, in the spot where the dropping temperatures of an Arctic fall found it. It is one of the most cold tolerant species of insects known. It is also long lived.
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Lemming Trails
Now that there is snow cover, the comings and goings of The House lemming are getting easier to follow. I first encountered this little guy(gal) one day about three weeks ago as I rounded the corner of the house. We both froze, me in mid step, he in mid path. He had two cheeks and
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Step Right Up.
Hey, the inaugural edition of Circus of the Spineless is up at Milkriver Blog. You’ve got to go and immerse yourself in the incredible wealth of articles, stories and photos on the wild lives of invertebrates. Once again Tony has done an unbelievable job and it is well, well worth the price of the admission
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Yellow Jackets and Parkas
A little more than a year ago a friend of mine, Niore Iqalukjuak, who happens to be the Mayor of Arctic Bay, was out for a walk on the hills above town. As he was walking he happened to spy a Yellowjacket (Vespula intermedia) . As he didn’t recognize it he took a photo of
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Tangled Bank # 36
Hey folks, the 36th edition of a Tangled Bank has been released over at Peter’s B&B blog. If you want to read some of the best science and natural history writing on the web today head on over and give it a read. As usual one of the best posts of the bunch comes from