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Invertebrate of the Year

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/03/invertebrate-of-the-year/

Published: July 3, 2026 12:34

The Guardian is asking for nominations for the Invertebrate of the Year, and you can submit your choice! I made a safe and conventional pick. Parasteatoda tepidariorum This is not the most glamorous spider — it’s extremely common, found in pretty much…

The clowns rise to the top

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/03/the-clowns-rise-to-the-top/

Published: July 3, 2026 12:01

Imagine that Donald Trump offered me a prestigious and profitable position in his administration (that’s not going to happen). I’m on the edge of retirement, and would love to have a nice comfortable position for my twilight years, so maybe you think I’d…

From vanity to insanity

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/02/from-vanity-to-insanity/

Published: July 2, 2026 12:50

We’re deep in the insanity phase of the progression, and it’s obvious. A report has been released that exposes the way Trump hijacked the 250th anniversary celebration for his own personal profit and to promote an ugly ideology, much beloved of the right…

What long limbs you have…

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/01/what-long-limbs-you-have/

Published: July 1, 2026 12:50

Very pretty. Of course, you have to remember that it’s probably got the texture of a spongecake, and those long arms are there to collect marine snow, so don’t invite her on a dinner date and don’t expect intimacy, unless you like limp noodles. She’s all…

I am so pessimistic

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/01/i-am-so-pessimistic/

Published: July 1, 2026 12:18

Yesterday, the Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship. Good. Let’s celebrate. Except, this was a decision that should have been a no-brainer — it’s explicitly written in the Constitution, and there’s no ambiguity at all — and the Court had a 5-4…

The Temu State Fair

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/30/the-temu-state-fair/

Published: June 30, 2026 13:31

It’s the great American humiliation: Donald Trump wanted to put on an ambitious demonstration of America’s success over the past 250 years, but all he could do was put up some cheesy cardboard cutouts and hire some third-rate musicians (many of whom bailed…

Spiders evolved, get over it

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/30/spiders-evolved-get-over-it/

Published: June 30, 2026 11:28

I study spiders in the family Theridiidae, which you’ve probably seen many times. Sometimes they’re called cupboard spiders, or cobweb spiders, or combfooted spiders after specialized limb structures they use to tease the silk they spin. They are also…

Not my VBS

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/29/not-my-vbs/

Published: June 29, 2026 20:50

I never formally attended Vacation Bible School, but my house was across the street from the Lutheran church, so sometimes I was tempted. There were kids playing outside! They were playing a beanbag game! So I wandered over a few times, and I was…

Muggy. Buggy.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/29/muggy-buggy/

Published: June 29, 2026 14:39

I’ve always wanted to visit France, I guess I’m getting a taste of it today. I went for my morning walk — big mistake. It’s cloudy and gray, but temperatures are climbing into the mid-30°C range, and humidity is sky high. I walked into a coffeeshop with…

Tickled by a reference

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/29/tickled-by-a-reference/

Published: June 29, 2026 10:06

Cool. As a certifiable nerd, this semi-obscure (to most people) reference provokes a lot of memories. I’ve used the Golgi staining technique. It’s a silver stain that precipitates black deposits in a subset of neurons, producing a sample of stained cells…

Predators at work

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/28/predators-at-work/

Published: June 28, 2026 19:34

Cruising around the garden, which is currently swarming with flies, we found a couple of happy arthropods chowing down on the bounty. Here’s Tetragnatha with the mangled corpse of some kind of fly: A meadowhawk was standing on some horrible, unrecognizable…

A girl loves her dog

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/28/a-girl-loves-her-dog/

Published: June 28, 2026 14:21

Of course I had to go see the new Supergirl movie — I had to run the projector. It was OK for a superhero movie. Don’t be fooled by my title. There was no cannibalism in this movie. Oh look, a transcript below the fold. I know what you’re thinking — Myers…

You call that a fair?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/28/you-call-that-a-fair/

Published: June 28, 2026 14:05

I have never attended the Minnesota State Fair, which is a real shame. It has a tremendous reputation, and every year I hear raves about the weird food, the entertainment, the fun atmosphere. I’m afraid, though, that the huge crowds intimidate me. I’d…