Category Archives: nature

Missed opportunity

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From my Facebook feed: It should totally be called a beehemoth! Whoever first called it a wasp moth sucks!

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Trees do the darndest things! (Part IV)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“OK folks, I’ve been DJ Treebeard and it has been my pleasure to man the decks at the 3,457th annual Ent Ball! Time for one last song – everyone on the dance floor, line up, you all know this one!” … Continue reading →

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99% Oblivious

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the podcasts to which I subscribe is called 99% Invisible – “a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.” Each episode covers an aspect of design that someone outside the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, education, nature, personal, photos, silliness, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Trees do the darndest things! (Part III)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

STREAKERRRRRR!!!! (sorry, everyone. Again). Part I: British roots / on the fence Part II: Treehuggers

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A frog on my blog is my goal and it’s gotten a “tee hee!”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Many thanks to Mermaid for forwarding me this most excellent email signature from a local frog biologist, and for securing Dr. Helbing’s permission to blog it! I remember a phase of DNA helix squiggles in email signatures in the early … Continue reading →

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Weird critters

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve found myself favouriting several similar posts from the “Dropping The Science” RSS feed lately, with no clear idea about what I was going to do with them. So here they are, in all their weird and wonderful glory, for … Continue reading →

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Pacific surf, the coast by starlight, and the Cascades: San Diego to Vancouver by train

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

or: what you gain when you’re not too vain to deign to let the train take the main strain. As I said in my last post, a meeting with collaborators in La Jolla last week probably represented my last chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, food glorious food, fun with language, nature, personal, photos, snow, technology, travel, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Bucket List and 2012 Resolutions

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Bucket List The plan is to add at least one new item every time I tick one off! Write at least one book (and get it published) Run for political office (and preferably win) Own a boat large enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in apes, Canada, career, Climate change, environment, freelancing, furry friends, kayaking, nature, personal, politics, publishing, snow, sport, travel, UK | 24 Comments

Geeky Grossness Gauntlet

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Long-time readers may remember my friend Kyrsten’s famous guest post about Bob the bot fly. Commenters’ reactions on the original post ranged from mild (“kinda icky”) to ambivalent (“horrible. but very cool” / “utterly revolting, but sort of fascinating” / … Continue reading →

Posted in blog wars, career, freakishness, medicine, meta, monkeys, nature, personal, photos, science, silliness, TMI | 17 Comments

Trees do the darndest things! (Part II)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

TREE HUG! (Part I is here, if anyone cares to relive the horror).

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