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Saturday Matinee
The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912), an old animated film by Ladislaw Starewicz (1882-1965). The origins of his technique are interesting! From Wikipedia: Starewicz had interests in a number of different areas; by 1910 he was director of a museum o...
Update
A few things have changed on the blog since its inception, mostly in the pages (see tabs above): The About page has been updated I have added a Books page for publications that I have found useful or inspirational. Both the BugWeb and MacroWeb pa...
Olympus Bioscapes Competition 2009
The Olympus Bioscapes 2009 competition results are in, and the winner is… Water flea Daphnia atkinsoni. This specimen has a “crown of thorns,” a defensive trait induced in offspring only when the parents sense chemical cues released...
Web Resources Update
In Alberta, bug fanciers and enthusiasts have a useful resource in AlbertaBugs, an email list which - “…is intended to encourage interest in the natural history or identification of bugs in Alberta and neighboring regions. Bugs are any ar...
What’s Up?
I have been a bit slothful lately, especially in regards to regular blog updates. I need to remind myself that blogging posts need to be timely and at the rate I am going all my posts will be referring back to long past events and experiences. Bug bl...
Circus of the Spineless
Marmorkrebs is hosting the 44th edition of Circus of the Spineless. Go there for boneless edification and delight… Host sites for future editions can be found at the home page of Circus of the Spineless. ...

