Category Archives: [No taxon]

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Milestone: Half a million page hits for BitB!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Just a quick post to thank BitB readers past and present—today BitB surpassed one-half million page hits! BitB may be a labor of love on my part, but its readers are who have made it fun and kept me motivated. To … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #17

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

  Welcome to ID Challenge #17. As in recent challenges, points are on tap not only for naming the organism (in this case, order, family, genus and species) but also for explaining the visible structures. Standard challenge rules apply, including moderated comments, … Continue reading →

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My response to “Can you talk to 10-year-olds about science?”

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

The Bug Geek is becoming the champion of challenges! Last week she illustrated in clever graphical form the emotions she had encountered during the manuscript writing process, and this week she tops it with a challenge to see how well we can talk … Continue reading →

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The Ups and Downs of Bug Collecting

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Recently The Geek In Question  posted an awesome graph to help visualize the stages of euphoria and despair she experiences while going through the manuscript process. Fellow grad students David Winter (The Atavism) and Morgan Jackson (Biodiversity in Focus) each took … Continue reading →

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Super Crop Challenge #12

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

It’s time for a new BitB Challenge Session, and to begin the 6th edition we start off with a Super Crop Challenge. This is a combination challenge, with points on tap for naming the organism (order, family, genus) and visible … Continue reading →

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“Is blogging dead?” – Another view

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Yesterday Alex asked the question that has been on my mind for some time: Is Blogging Dead? He had some nice charts and graphs to illustrate the point, but in the end he thought not. Rather, he speculated, blogging provided … Continue reading →

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Two more winners

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

When I announced the winner of BitB Challenge Session #5, I had forgotten about a comment I made in a previous challenge that I was considering awarding prizes to the session’s 2nd and 3rd place finalists as well as the … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #16

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

This will be the last post for BitB Challenge Session #5 (for a recap of the current standings see A Living Jewel – Madecassia rothschildi). This is a straight up identification challenge, but with a twist. Can you identify the subject … Continue reading →

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