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Comments on MetaFilter post Dr. Bugs: Ecologist, Explorer, PhotojournalistMon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:48 -0800Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:48 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Dr. Bugs: Ecologist, Explorer, Photojournalist
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<a href="http://www.doctorbugs.com/Dr._Bugs_Web.html">Mark "Dr. Bugs" Moffett</a> is a Harvard educated entomologist, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mark+moffett&x=0&y=0">author</a> and ecologist. He's also one hell of a <a href="http://www.doctorbugs.com/Photography.html">nature photographer</a>, mainly studying Frogs and Ants (<a href="http://www.doctorbugs.com/soundslide_test/small.html">slideshow with audio)</a>. Galleries from <a href="http://frankpicturesgallery.com/artists/markmoffett/index.html">Frank Pictures</a>, <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html">The Smithsonian</a>, and a <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127238974">slideshow and recent interview</a> from NPR's Fresh Air.post:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:34:42 -0800Ufez JonesphotographyartscienceentomologyantsfrogsmarkmoffettecologynaturenaturephotographydoctorbugsdrbugsBy: redbeard
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That's nothing. (well, actually, it's something, and it's something awesome) - but, check out Alex Wild, an exceptional entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and taxonomist and photographer at his blog <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/myrmecos/">Myrmecos</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146188Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:48 -0800redbeardBy: Ufez Jones
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Yeah, well, your favorite entomological photographer sucks, redbeard!
<small>(but really, Wild's blog is pretty cool in its own right. Thanks for linking it)</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146199Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:09:28 -0800Ufez JonesBy: QuarterlyProphet
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Listen to the end of the interview to hear about his encounter with the botfly (oh god the mental images).comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146217Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:58:44 -0800QuarterlyProphetBy: theredpen
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QuarterlyProphet, I was similarly affected by that anecdote—to the point where I will now select travel destinations mainly based on how likely a botfly infestation is.
Great interview otherwise, though! Thanks for this post, because I did want to look up his photos.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146296Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:45:35 -0800theredpenBy: Devils Rancher
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Scroll to the bottom of the first link and note the tiny red bug crawling across his logo.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146324Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:47:03 -0800Devils RancherBy: pracowity
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<em>Scroll to the bottom of the first link and note the tiny red bug crawling across his logo.</em>
Read the story linked above it about <a href="http://www.doctorbugs.com/Joseph_Slowinski.html">Joseph Slowinski</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146364Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:34:44 -0800pracowityBy: Devils Rancher
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<i>Read the story linked above it about Joseph Slowinski.</i>
I love the jungle, but damn.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146438Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:36:19 -0800Devils RancherBy: Constant Reader
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<strong>QuarterlyProphet </strong> Not only his encounter with the botfly, but the fact that he stopped to chat view some slides while holding the newly hatched larvae in his hand. Eesh.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146504Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:56:18 -0800Constant ReaderBy: Ufez Jones
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The botfly anecdote was nothing compared to Guinea Worms. Jimmy Carter's Foundation has done a bunch of work reaching out to remote African villages to teach people how to prevent contraction of these parasites.
I heard an interview with President Carter a month or so ago about Guinea Worms. I've got a pretty strong stomach, but just hearing descriptions made me feel faint and queasy. It's truly horrifying.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis">Here's</a> the Wikipedia entry. If you want to explore more, you're on your damn own.
*shudder*comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3146585Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:29:51 -0800Ufez JonesBy: lukemeister
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From Moffett's <em>Fresh Air </em>interview:
<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127238974">So the largest [marauder ants] ... often serve as school buses, moving bunches of small ones to the battlefield.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.93062-3148020Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:22:05 -0800lukemeister
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