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• Commented on Botfly maggot removed from head -- the video
  we took one out of my rabbit once, only afterwards learning that, if damaged, the larva will release a powerful neurotoxin. I seem to find lots of small animals with these things in them. 2 cats, a rabbit and a...
• Commented on Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 launch (Update: it was a real winner.)
  Great launch! Thanks for the timely tip! Sound was perfect, too....
• Commented on Barometer store in England features reproduction of a "Tempest Prognosticator," a.k.a "Leech Barometer"
  Damn!...
• Commented on Chickens killed by poisonous snake bites taken off menu
  I think I'll skip the video as well....
• Commented on Crazy Rasberry Ants on the rampage
  We are witnessing an astounding chapter of insect evolution! Here's a link to a short piece I wrote about the emerging and fascinating phenomena of ant supercolonies: http://bugfactory.blogspot.com/2006/05/ant-supercolonies.html...
• Commented on Was 1971 the best year to be born a geek?
  Also born in 71, and got to see a double bill of Aliens and The Fly at the drive in. I'll never forget the splendour of the crashing drop ship!...
• Commented on Trimpin: The Sound of Invention
  I had the pleasure of meeting him when he put up his midi controlled toy piano installation here in Vancouver BC. He's a most unpretentious guy, and easy to talk to. His installation was driving some people nuts, which was...
• Commented on Art Made From Guitar Effects Pedals: "Cypher"
  I like them wild oscillations....
• Commented on Art Made From Guitar Effects Pedals: "Cypher"
  Yeah, I really wanna hear that set up in action!...
• Commented on Raymond Scott's Powerhouse performed by harmonica <span style="font-size: 9px; font-family: monospace;">quintet</span> sextet
  Nothing beats The Harmonicats!...
• Commented on AT-AT anatomy tee
  ....and an R2D2 skeleton would be cool....
• Commented on AT-AT anatomy tee
  I think the real fans know their AT AT anatomy, but goodness, if an AT AT with a skeleton messes the nerds up these days, what would they do if I told them the entire Star Wars universe was imaginary...
• Commented on Komodo dragons kill man
  Hey, that's a photo of a marine iguana!!...
• Commented on Dolphins blowing rings
  I've watched balugas do this trick here in Vancouver. They have a different style of creating the bubble rings, but the play is similar. I was mesmerized when I first noticed this playful behaviour....
• Commented on Giant Squid hoodie
  want...
• Commented on Orbitron Apocalypto, Or, How I Became a Death-Cheating Toad in Mexico and Broke the Ancient Aztec Alien Curse Put on My Family by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Lost Show Car
  ... those meddling Beatles!...
• Commented on Twitter's Silent Star
  methinks twas Tufnel...
• Commented on Cyborg bugs
  pretty darned cool bugs. Of course I gotta chime in with a link to my own cyberbug sculpt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugmaker999/161546300/in/set-72157594425417483/ Unlike the bugs above, mine are sculpted, as are the cyberfixins....
• Commented on Infant lycanthrope dissection kit
  just lovely! http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/361176988_d80acf8b34_o.jpg...
• Commented on Japanese Surgical Mask Culture
  The masks turn up here in Vancouver BC with regularity, population density and diversity being contributing factors. And some folks here have no mouths....
• Commented on Lurve Bug
  As somebody who regularly lectures about entomophagy, I adore these....
• Commented on Trilo Temporalis, the clockwork trilobyte
  looks like we're on the same page, I posted about Jud's trilobites Yesterday at Triloblog: http://triloblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/jud-turners-cybernetic-trilobites.html Jud was very gracious about allowing me to use his images, and said he liked the triloblog. I love Trilobites!...
• Commented on Surfrider's "Catch of the Day"
  ....mmmm, Coney Island white fish! But seriously, shouldn't this project be targeting big name grocery chains, rather than "local farmer's markets"? I think the larger stores fuel the industrialized depletion of the oceans, and the smaller markets are often offering...
• Commented on Spark plug bug
  I quite like this. It reminds me of a metal bug brought to me from Africa that was made from a bug spay can. It's also a bit like my fake robot bug made with a whip cream can lid,...
• Commented on Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes
  Takuan- I recommend the book Man Eating Bugs. It's a favourite of mine, and a great reference for my lectures. Entomophagy! Say it kids!...
• Commented on Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes
  Soupisgoodfood, I think they like a warm place to grow, and would skip the cheese. Don't ever google images of botfly larvae like I did. As for the maggoty cheese, something about the jumping is truly revolting.......
• Commented on Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes
  Soupisgoodfood- there are botfly larvae that gestate inside a living host... I've eaten live meal worms and enjoyed them, but I'll skip this cheese if it's ever offered to me....
• Commented on Gummi X-Ray Fish
  I saw these in a catalogue at work yesterday... very compelling!!!...
• Commented on Near The Burgess Shale
  stefan: http://triloblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/toy-trilobites.html...
• Commented on Near The Burgess Shale
  tak, ask crabfu thanks, teresa....