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Comment on An indoor field trip: visiting Canada’s national spider collection by Spider Joe (@arachnojoe)

Spider Joe (@arachnojoe) — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:07 +0000

Thank you and your students for making this effort. I wonder if you could more quickly ensure that the information survives by taking the labels out and photographing them as a group, one vial per image. You could drop a small slip in the vial to indicate that it has been photographed and keep it from being photographed again (or less reliably, attached a colored dot sticker). You’d probably work through a lot more specimens that way. You can then enter data into the database at your leisure, or at least create a spreadsheet that could be imported. You could also leverage the help of more students by not requiring that they make the trip.

Comment on Where are all the Arachnologists? (and why you should care) by An indoor field trip: visiting Canada’s national spider collection | Arthropod Ecology

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:59 +0000

[…] Surprisingly, a replacement for Charlie has not be hired. We need an Arachnologist in Ottawa (I’ve written about this before). I worry deeply for this collection, and even a few visits per year are better than none at all […]

Comment on Spiders do not bite. by Chris Buddle

Chris Buddle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:00 +0000

Ha! Thanks Sam – Great comment.

Comment on Spiders do not bite. by Chris Buddle

Chris Buddle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:33 +0000

Thanks for your comments! I’m really pleased the blog is helping change some perceptions of spiders. Please spread the word!

Comment on Spiders do not bite. by Sam

Sam — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:27 +0000

Damn! I’ve been hanging around in the radioactive lab at work, trying to get spiders to bite me, and it turns out I’ve been wasting my time!

Comment on Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers by A Guide for Scientists on Giving Comments to Journalists from @edyong209 | scicommjobs – science communication jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:53 +0000

[…] For general science examples see the discussions among Chris Buddle, Michael F Kelly, J Prescott and Nick Wright here Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers. […]

Comment on Slow Down by In Limbo | Watershed Moments: Thoughts from the Hydrosphere

In Limbo | Watershed Moments: Thoughts from the Hydrosphere — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:07:25 +0000

[…] depression and anxiety. I’ve been emboldened to address this more personal issue by reading what other scientists have blogged about lately. If Olympian Clara Hughes and CBC host Sheila Rogers could ‘come out’ […]

Comment on Spiders do not bite. by janae

janae — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:07:41 +0000

Hello. I live in central Missouri where you can find black widows and brown recluse in almost everything. I am highly scared of these spiders. Especially with my 10 month getting into every nook and crany of my house. Is there anything I can do to assure my tiny one doesn’t come across one and try to play with it? Im trying to get over this fear of spiders but media etc isn’t helping. Your blog and comments are opening my eyes thank you all.

Comment on Expiscor (20 May 2013) by D. Huber

D. Huber — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:45 +0000

Steve Earle +1

Comment on What is loss? by Chris Buddle

Chris Buddle — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:51 +0000

Thanks Wayne – good point. I agree with you – nothing lasts – it is all fleeting. Hence the need, as much as possible, to live in the moment. (not as easy as it sounds!!).