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Nocturnal visitors
We have a constant stream of nocturnal visitors. Most of them have six legs and arrive by air. We don’t appreciate those which would like to suck our blood (mosquitoes are a pain), but the others are welcome enough. The … Continue reading
Posted in Insects and spiders
Tagged ant, dragonfly, insect, moth, nocturnal, winged
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The great temptation, once you have got a website up and running, is to forget about its machinery to concentrate on its content. That’s what I have been doing here, too, although I should know better. Belatedly, I have just … Continue reading
Posted in Site development
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Queen green-ants
North Queenslanders know green-ants very well. Their nests of woven leaves are common in our trees, and we learn to be cautious about pushing through shrubbery because the workers drop on intruders and bite quite painfully. But there is one … Continue reading
The Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins: The Magic of Reality – how we know what’s really true Illustrated by Dave McKean Bantam, 2011. Richard Dawkins made himelf famous decades ago with The Selfish Gene (1976) and famous all over over again with The God … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged atheism, Dawkins, evolution, religion, science, The Magic of Reality
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