Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
A couple announcements. First, BugShot 2012 is sold out! We are thinking of opening a second event for later in the year, in a different location, as we were taken aback by just how popular the workshop seems to be. Stay tuned for details. Second, I am giving two talks this week at the University [...]
A handy chart of search activity on “blogs” and “social media”: At first glance, Google Trends appear to indicate blogging is on the way out. Ye olde webbe logge is so 2004, after all. But I don’t think a wholesale abandonment of blogging is underway. Instead, prior to 2008 people used blogging software as a [...]
Of all the ant sites on the internet, few are as effective an outreach tool as AntWeb.org’s excellent Ant Blog. Reader questions about everything from ant-rearing tips to identifications to pest control are farmed out to the appropriate experts. Responses are characteristically authoritative and good-natured. Consider the Ant Blog’s answer to the above question about patio [...]
A few days ago, as an experiment, I uploaded the following image to Google + and Facebook: I was interested to compare differences in community engagement across social media platforms. Why? I post my new photos to Google+ and don’t do much on Facebook (which I hate with a passion, for a variety of reasons), [...]
There’s a study out in Proceedings of the Royal Society on how leafcutter ant colony size might be constrained by logistics. If you’d like a summary, you could hit up the regular old science news outlets like Cosmos or ABC (Australia). These are pretty good, insofar as science media goes. Or, you could hear directly [...]
An actual email exchange, just now. The first bit is a standard DMCA form notice I send non-commercial copyright infringers: This letter is a Notice of Infringement as authorized in § 512(c) of the U.S. Copyright Law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The infringing material appears on the Service for which you are the [...]
Welcome to 2012! You look like you need something to read: The always-thoughtful Marlene Zuk weighs in on the semantics of insect slavery. Ever had that eerie feeling you’re being followed by a dragonfly? Chris Goforth examines the science. Fireflies. Wow. Rob Dunn 0, Kangaroo 1 Ed Yong’s best science reporting of 2011 contains a [...]
I’m far too jetlagged from a 17 hour time difference to be productive today- my brain is moving in a different dimension than the rest of me- but I just thought I’d post that we’re back home in Illinois after spending three wonderful weeks visiting friends & family in Australia. I trust everyone’s holidays are [...]
When travelling with sporadic internet access of unpredictable speed, I’m finding Google+ to be easier than Myrmecos for posting photos of the strange and wonderful creatures I’ve encountered: Alex’s Google+ Stream My posts are public, so you won’t need to register an account to view them.
Yes, Myrmecos Blog has been quiet while Mrs. Myrmecos and I trek about down under. I’ve had a few posts go up over at my Scientific American blog, though, including a fantastic guest post by ant guy Rob Dunn: Scientist Spots Missing Link In Basement (guest post by Rob Dunn) Most Wildlife Photography Is Fake [...]
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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