Seriously, is there a name for the disorder whereby people think everything with wings is a honeybee?
Taxonomy Fail in the NY Times
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
-
A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
Questions? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net; or follow @Myrmecos on Twitter.
-
Recent Images
-
-
Bits and Pieces
Not so far as I know, but there *should* be…
Melliferimania, from *Apis mellifera*?
—
How does someone mistake that for a honeybee anyway?
I think it’s called “journalism”. Affected subjects also think everything used in construction is a bulldozer.
THE STUPID IT BURNS
Looks like this post helped find a cure. The New York Times changed their picture as of 7:41pm with a quick apology for the taxonomic mistake.
They changed it from “getting nectar” to “nectaring.” Is that even a real word?
@Michael- LOL!
In Russia too many on know as the bee looks.
[...] that mistakes a bumble bee for a honey bee, and here is one that does the opposite. Even the New York Times has stepped in this [...]