Category Archives: [No taxon]

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We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

This has been around for awhile, but its message is more relevant now than ever. The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of the planet Earth taken in 1990 by Voyager 1 from a record distance of 6.4 billion kilometers … Continue reading →

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Welcome new insect/invertebrate enthusiasts

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Some of you may have noticed my greatly expanded (and categorized) sidebar links listings.  I’d like to welcome the following insect & invertebrate-focused sites, all of which offer unique perspectives on the fascinatingly diverse world of spineless creatures.  Rather than … Continue reading →

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The 12 Years of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

They came from completely different backgrounds.  She had grown up in a middle class family, her father an educated professional, her mother a professional homemaker – “Ward and June”, as their now-grown children jokingly call them.  He grew up on … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the “new” Beetles In The Bush

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

After much consideration, I have decided to move Beetles In The Bush to its new home here at WordPress.  To those of you coming here from the old site, thank you for following the link.  To those of you who … Continue reading →

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“Bugged on the Ozark Trail”

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

The Ozark Trail is a renowned resource for recreational activities. Perhaps less well appreciated are the outstanding opportunities for nature study it also offers. Traversing some of the state’s most pristine areas, numerous plants and animals make their homes in … Continue reading →

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Superior Scribbler Award

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

Huckleberry at Huckleberry Days recently honored me with a Superior Scribbler Award. Huckleberry maintains an excellent blog about “Biodiversity, conservation, natural history and more, mostly in British Columbia, Canada, mostly in the Fraser River Delta, but sometimes not…” I enjoy … Continue reading →

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The Five Things Meme

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

Adrian Thysse has tagged me with The Five Things Meme: 5 things I was doing 10 years ago: Enjoying my second year of fatherhood Revising the North American species of the cerambycid beetle genus Purpuricenus Collecting beetles in Arizona with … Continue reading →

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Pardon my introspection

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

In addition to this blog, I maintain a second, older blog called Bikes, Bugs, and Bones. That snarkier, decidedly less erudite site was my first venture into the world of blogging, initiated some two and a half years ago not … Continue reading →

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