tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post8294445822776838361..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: You look just like.... well, almost likeAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-45491797179913609352012-03-25T12:16:48.659-04:002012-03-25T12:16:48.659-04:00and on ad infinitum. Everybody's somebody els...and on ad infinitum. Everybody's somebody else's dinner.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-20117654809550955292012-03-25T11:51:06.939-04:002012-03-25T11:51:06.939-04:00(... with apologies, of course, to Jonathan Swift....(... with apologies, of course, to Jonathan Swift.)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-30414801657256936612012-03-25T11:33:19.535-04:002012-03-25T11:33:19.535-04:00It's said that every flea that flies
Is dined ...It's said that every flea that flies<br />Is dined upon by one that spies<br />It through its native camouflage...<br />A more successful flea-o-phage!<br /><br />- SB the YDSSteve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-85281876682611890882012-03-23T13:08:23.142-04:002012-03-23T13:08:23.142-04:00Hmmm, makes me wonder why I like M&Ms as much ...Hmmm, makes me wonder why I like M&Ms as much as a thick steak, but I don't care if the M&Ms are the same color as the plate they're on (or the steak, for that matter).<br /><br />Yet, a big pile of fries seems so delectable (whether or not they have red ketchup on them), but by the time I get to the last one, it has no appeal whatever. But not because it's so small....Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-59272333333191832272012-03-23T13:01:09.501-04:002012-03-23T13:01:09.501-04:00So, this story seems to be making a splash today a...So, this story seems to be making a splash today all over the web (here, e.g. -- I love the headline: "Researchers solve Darwin's puzzle".) Everyone is repeating the idea that smaller hoverflies don't have to be such great mimics because they aren't as appealing a mouthful to the predator bird as larger hoverflies. If this argument were true, ants, and even smaller insects, would rule the earth. Every bug, no matter what size, has a predator. And birds come in many sizes.<br /><br />Maybe the relaxed selection argument is in fact true. I just don't find the reasoning convincing.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.com