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fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

To whomever is tagging

"Shrimps is bugs" all over the city: Thank you for leading me to this rabbithole of scientific and taxonomic discovery.
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fromwww.nature.com
4 weeks ago

Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus coexisted at the close of the Cretaceous

Nanotyrannus is a distinct genus outside Tyrannosauridae containing two species, N. lancensis and N. lethaeus, confirmed by the mature specimen NCSM 40000.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

A real butterfly effect - Harvard Gazette

A previously unknown butterfly collected by Alfred Russel Wallace has been identified as Euptychia andrewberryi and named in honor of Harvard biologist Andrew Berry.
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fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Word 'Lobster' Is Built Upon The Crustacean's Creepy Appearance - Tasting Table

Lobsters resemble insects in appearance and have historically shared names with locusts, reflecting cultural confusion despite crustaceans being a distinct taxonomic group.
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fromAeon
5 months ago

Defying classification, fantastical artworks reframe the racism of Carl Linnaeus | Aeon Videos

Báez's art reinterprets colonial and racist classifications, celebrating marginalized narratives and redefining their beauty.
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