Hello,

I have a couple Phyllocrania paradoxa going right now, not as cool as some of the Orchid mantids, but very ornate. It's funny, Insecthaus just shared a picture of this species (Hymenopus coronatus) mating today. I kept a female Chinese mantis that I wild caught through the late summer until a few weeks ago when she…

That is fucking terrifying. Looks like demon alien goat.

You're thinking about evolution in the wrong way. Organisms and evolution don't actively pick what happens. A change in "allele frequency" over time happens, which is to say there are changes in genetic makeup over periods of time. What turns out to be viable depends on the selective forces at play. So let's look at…

Hi. Entomologist here. There's a bit of an informal debate going on about this, actually. The debate is whether the markings mimic ants or spiders, or whether we're all looking way too much into this. IMO, they look more like spiders. I do believe, however, that this is genuine evolutionary mimicry and not just humans…

Trivial note from an entomologist: The pictured mosquito is not an Anopheles spp. (malaria carrying type of mosquito).

This story has all the makings of bullshit.

Yeah, I know levitating shit with your mind is totally lame sauce compared to free running.

I'm an entomologist too! Presumably they chose a Toxorhynchites sp. because they're the largest mosquitoes.

This is called phoresy. It is not uncommon in the insect world, actually.

That's a carp.

About 17 years ago I saw Rancid, the were opening for somebody I can't remember. Anyway, they were hanging out in the lobby after the show as they tend(ed) to do, and a kid I knew from school (not me, I swear it) was stoned out of his gourd. He went up and started pestering Tim Armstrong for an autograph and getting…

This has to be in response to Cola Warrior,

I hate when you have to look at a screen instead of the occulars for proper focus. Get that trinoc shit it rhythm before announcing breakthroughs.

Retarded, uniformed post. People use ARs for lots of working purposes, and 30 round magazines are hugely helpful to them. You know how coyotes hunt? In packs. Ever growing packs. .223/5.56 is the most used cartridge in Alaska, for example.

If that's not a technical error it adds an entirely new level of profoundness to the film. Good catch.

Robot sees love, takes a leap of faith, but he is shattered by the fall. Simple but good. Raises questions about how humans deal with wanting, losing, healing, or falling apart. Pretty good for less than two minutes.

Ever since I started making $86 and hour on the web I can afford stone boat bathtubs. I can't believe how easy it is.

Disappointed, but not shocked. Pulled a 4S maneuver, of sorts.

Agree, comrade. Capitalist pigdogs will have happiness never.