Some sort of parasite?
I think it’s a joke, implying that the poppy seeds on that bagel are the eyes of that insect.
I didn’t even notice they were bagels. Didn’t look close enough.
An intersection of nature and positive psychology: clam your mind!
Oooh! I’ll play this game!
I’d say that if the society belongs to pedants, then the apostrophe is needed. If the society consists of pedants, then the apostrophe is not. ![]()
My intended meaning was, not a society, but a meeting belonging to pedants
What would you do about the journal Dipterists Digest? There are two places you could put the apostrophe, but not having one at all is very misleading. I haven’t resigned over it yet though.
- This meme is about the Japanese Water Scavenger Beetle Regimbartia attenuata
- In the About tab, there are several papers that describe this behaviour (References 10, 11, and 12)
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/560122-Regimbartia-attenuata#articles-tab
It’s so obvious to me what’s actually going on this picture that I cannot see it. lol
amazing ![]()
The zebra one reminds me of a joke that I can’t quote
I think that’s a perfect phrase for naturalists to live by! All we need to do is just stop and look around us to see just how amazing our world is!











