In case you’re interested, Paw-talk, a website aimed at humans with pets, invited me over to chat about philosophy, ethics, science, and the use of animals in research. You can find that interview here.
It’s also worth noting that the site features a number of interviews with science bloggers you may recognize … perhaps because the Paw-talk team has a hunch that people surfing the web for pet-related information may also have a latent curiosity about matters scientific. Good on Paw-talk for feeding that curiosity!
Category Archives: Critters
In which I try to outwit the gastropods
… from a secret location. Because, in light of fluctuations in the slug and snail population when I go away, I think they may read my blog.
Snail eradication (day 38).
When the snail hunter is away, the gastropods will play.
In which I paddle a canoe while the younger Free-Ride offspring minds the yard.
A highlight of reunion at my alma mater, as far as I’m concerned, it that they open up the boat house and let alumnae paddle (or sail, or crew, depending on their druthers) around the lake.
I’ve missed the lake.
I was also missing the rest of the Free-Ride family, so I took advantage of the excellent cell phone reception from the middle of the lake and called home.
Checking in with the silkmoths.
Overheard at Casa Free-Ride:
Dr. Free-Ride’s better half: Hey, some of the silkmoths are mating already!
Elder offspring: With each other?
Savor that moment of stunned silence!
Snail eradication (day 34).
Dry and overcast again this morning. I’ve never been a big fan of humidity, but I was really hoping for some today.
Snail eradication (day 33).
Well, it was another dry morning in the back yard. And I was sufficiently busy with other stuff yesterday afternoon that I did not have a chance to set up any beery gastropod watering holes.
Snail eradication (day 32).
The pattern of dry, overcast mornings continues.
Not very satisfying weather for a gastropod hunter.
An emerging story from the Free-Ride silkworm colony.
Three weeks after the first cocoon was built, the first of the intrepid Free-Ride silk moths have emerged.
Snail eradication (day 31).
Yet another dry, overcast morning. Not the kind of weather when one feels like sliding on one’s foot across scratchy leaves or stems.
At least if one is a snail or slug.