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The Praise of Insects: February 2013
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The Praise of Insects. The South Pacific, insect taxonomy, and anything else that takes my interest. Tuesday, 26 February 2013. PhD week 51: Corbels. A selection of corbels. For larger pictures and my interpretation of the structures, see the examples on my Flickr. It is easily seen. However, sometimes the corbel can be very slender, as shown by Naupactus leucoloma. In such casees, it can be difficult to determine whether the corbel is open or enclosed. A "Semi-enclosed" corbel has a concave area bet...
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Carolyn in Aotearoa: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. Te Anau to Dunedin. Now, however, we are situated within the city of Dunedin, which with a population of roughly 125 000 is the second-largest city on the South Island (behind Christchurch). Dunedin was actually the largest city by population in all of New Zealand before 1900; it is also one of the oldest, being founded in 1848. The name Dunedin. Comes from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, Dùn Èideann. Sunday, February 27, 2011. Thankfully, we are all safe and sound and ...