Circus of the Spineless turns 50 (issues) this month, and this special edition is hosted by Mike Bok at Arthropoda. This is Mike’s first blog carnival hosting gig, but there is nothing rookie about his presentation – the 19 submissions are skillfully organized with visual appeal and just enough hook to invite clicking. Stop on by and see a sampling of the latest in invertebrate blogging (and don’t forget to tip the waiter).
As a caveat, I feel I’ve been a bit remiss in not featuring Mike’s blog when I first found it a few months ago, as it has quickly became one of the regular stops on my rounds. Mike is a graduate student at University of Maryland, and while his primary interest is in the mantis shrimp visual system, his posts span the breath of the Arthropoda (my phavorite phylum!). I enjoy his generally casual tone while covering fairly academic subject matter. One thing I’ve learned after reading Arthropoda for awhile – mantis shrimp are hecka cool! If you don’t believe me, check out this video of the pseudopupil of a mantis shrimp eye in action (look for it at 0:14-0:18).
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Thanks for keeping track of so many of the different things that occur on the various arthropod blogs. Both the links AND your reviews are really useful!