Just when I need it, xkcd fires out the perfect comic! I was just exhorting our Insects & People students to keep their study of insects separate from their study of word origins.
The wrong superhero
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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A personal weblog 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? Comments? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net
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Tickled a couple of my funny bones with this one!
The proofreader (occupational hazard) part of my brain was delighted with this!
I proof read academic publications: not only is the writing pretty boring, I am stunned by the number of writers who cannot spell.
Perhaps I should just send them ant and bug pictures when corrections are required!
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