Crinoids are on the move
Sea lilies are found to move along the ocean floor to escape sea urchins.
Deep-Sea News
Snouts are on the move, too
7.5 million dead leaf mimics storm Texas. Look out!
Ro Wauer at Nature Writers of Texas
The stunning diversity of Florida tree snails
If you've seen one Liguus, you have NOT seen them all.
milkriver
Size does matter
For fat-headed male New Zealand Anthribidae, and their observers, eating cheese.
Pohanginapete
Ode to a fur-covered moth
Destined to be a classic, to the tune of "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
Dope on the Slope
The next big thing
A lovely Harlequin Flower Beetle helps inspire a hobby for those with an inordinate fondness.
Urban Dragon Hunters
This you must know
It takes great talent to write such evocative poetry.
Via Negativa
Darners post Rita
Exhausted migrating Common Green Darners (Anax junius) resort to canibalism during Hurricane Rita, while reclining.
milkriver
Tarantula Hawks
These giant wasps have one of the most painful stings of any American insect.
Firefly Forest Blog
Supersized Water Scorpion Strolled Scotland's Shores
Discovery of 330
million year old fossil tracks of a giant scorpion that
measured about 1.6 meters long and one meter across: the largest
terrestrial trackway of a walking arthropod yet discovered.
Scientific American Blog
The Calamari Wrestler
Review of a moving film about a Japanese athlete who turns into a squid.
Pharyngula
A four-winged dipteran, or just two flies having sex?
What at first looked like Jeff Goldblum is really mating dung flies.
via the author of Invasive Species Weblog
25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #7
Most
deep sea organisms are miniatures of their shallow water relatives,
like this snail that is the size of George Washington's nose on an
American quarter.
Deep-Sea News
Death of a tiny checkerspot butterfly
Two invertebrates for the price of one.
Firefly Forest Blog
Lokies sing down under
Cicadas emerge in Australia, and prompt a little retrospective.
Ben Cruachan Blog
Deliver us from weevil
A very long-billed member of the family Curculionidae.
Motel Chronicles
Snail identification
How to figure out your mystery Discus.
Research at a Snail's Pace
Caterpillars sans parachutes
Hard to say which end is which in this Orange-humped Mapleworm.
Woodsong
A probing question
The identity of a wasp is revealed.
Motel Chronicles
A Beautiful Orthopteran
Who says katydids can't be elegant?
Firefly Forest Blog
Darwin's old buddies
These guys are looking mighty crusty.
Snail's Tales
Florida gets some racing stripes
If we must battle a non-native fruit fly, at least it should be beautiful.
Invasive Species Weblog
Snail travels across North America
A lesson on snail biogeography.
Research at a Snail's Pace
Images matching your search: Giant Leopard Moth and Comet Darner.
The next Circus of the Spineless will be at the end of January at Pharyngula. I leave you with this thought:
The world would be complete without man, but it would also be incomplete without the smallest transmicroscopic creature that dwells beyond our conceitful eyes and knowledge. ~John Muir
Happy New Year!
What a cool google search. I was thinking the other day about alien movies, and wondering why there is such a fascination with the possibility of strange creatures "out there" when we have such a plethora of them right here on earth that we don't seem to be able to decimate quickly enough for our own satisfaction. Your post reminded me of this, and also reminded me how much I love the little things--the easily overlooked. Thanks!
Posted by: Norene | 31 December 2005 at 04:33 PM
excellent as always! I'll catch up on the submissions soo... and Happy New Year my friend. May you continue to explore the world and teach us along the way. I've learned SO miuch from you.
wishing you much joy and discovery,
Cindy
Posted by: Cindy | 01 January 2006 at 09:54 AM
Nice work Nutty. And during the holiday craziness too...
Happy New Year!
Posted by: TroutGrrrl | 01 January 2006 at 10:52 AM
Brilliant, Nuthatch. I can't wait to see what you do with an edition of I and the Bird...
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Mike | 03 January 2006 at 10:54 AM