Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
Here is the peer-reviewed statement about the fire ant Solenopsis geminata‘s pest potential, written by professional biologists at IUCN: Solenopsis geminata has spread almost world-wide by human commerce. It usually invades open areas but can easily colonise human infrastructure and agricultural systems, such as coffee and sugarcane plantations in hot climates. Its greatest known threats are its [...]
All this talk about copyright infringement is a real downer. It’s time to perk things up with pretty ants:
The last post was rather blunt. This was intentional. I wrote it as a statement to link from my sidebar and my “Image Use” guidelines, rather than as a stand-alone post. Clarifying my infringement enforcement policies is overdue. I’ve been dealing in recent years with a great many commercial entities using my photos, without my [...]
Unfortunately, I contend with hundreds of copyright infringements every year. I have implemented the following policy in an attempt to maintain control over my work. Unauthorized non-commercial uses of my copyrighted images and text online are subject to DMCA takedown requests without advance notice. Unauthorized commercial infringements of my copyrighted images will be met with [...]
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.
