One of the creepiest topics in parasitology is that of parasites that alter the behavior of their hosts, essentially leading to suicidal behavior.
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These parasites give their hosts a death wish
No, you don’t need a Keurig
Single cup coffee is incredibly easy with an inexpensive coffee filter holder.
Plants that dupe insects into performing sexual favors
Most flowering plants spend resources on rewards for pollinators like sugary nectar. Others don’t bother, and rely on trickery instead.
Internet Resource Spotlight: standingoutinmyfield
If you love stunning nature photography, you'll love standingoutinmyfield. The blog is written by a very good friend of mine who is also an ecologist. A recent skype call with her actually got moderately derailed when I pulled up her blog and got distracted by pictures of her recent trip to Kenya.
Building an inexpensive low tunnel
This year we decided to experiment with building a low tunnel in our community garden plot. The design parameters were 1) something inexpensive and 2) something with components that could be easily stored in our apartment during the off-season.
Insect Online Dating
One of the first chat sites online was called firefly, and for good reason.
5 Sustainability Resources Your Town Needs
My spouse and I just moved from Ithaca, NY to St. Paul, MN. I had known leading up to our move to Ithaca that it was a hippy Mecca, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised to learn about the forward-thinking resources in the Twin Cities.
Why Green World Hypothesis?
The name of this blog references a question asked by Hairston, Smith and Slobodkin in 1960. Why are there so many plants in the environment when there are also so many hungry herbivores?
