tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post9111950102297341866..comments2024-03-28T12:01:41.742+00:00Comments on Nothing To Do With Arbroath: Trees cocooned in spiders webs reducing risk of malaria in Pakistanarbroathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996975604444089064noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-21874258203711749212011-03-31T00:26:49.807+01:002011-03-31T00:26:49.807+01:00Umm, it ain't necessarily so. This appears to ...Umm, it ain't necessarily so. This appears to be a case of anecdata. It's about as legit as that story of the snake that died from silicon poisoning recently...<br /><br />http://culturingscience.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/the-danger-of-appealing-stories-anecdata-expectations-and-skepticism/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-80540082483275162002011-03-29T21:22:10.710+01:002011-03-29T21:22:10.710+01:00Well, I'm not crazy about spiders. But in thi...Well, I'm not crazy about spiders. But in this case, they seem to be doing a public service! So, yay spiders!Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-73994845940524476412011-03-29T19:57:41.724+01:002011-03-29T19:57:41.724+01:00How did we live before the internet and without al...How did we live before the internet and without all this information at our fingertips?<br /><br />This fascinating story and especially that picture reminded me of a local phenomenon (that unsurprisingly isn't that local at all - hello there, people of Eastern Asia!) of these caterpillars filling certain kind of trees with a similar web and eating the trees bare every few years. Thanks to Wikipedia I now know these creatures are a species of ermine moths and the trees they infest are called bird cherry trees in English. They are my favourite trees, they mark the beginning of summer by filling the city parks and residential areas with white flowers and a wonderful sweet scent. And I don't mind the moths, either, they don't hurt the trees too much and give us a spooky spectacle every now and then.<br /><br />God, I love the internet.Insolitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354419206006981620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-22806386809962089972011-03-29T10:36:20.441+01:002011-03-29T10:36:20.441+01:00"The tiny insects have sought refuge amongst ..."The tiny insects have sought refuge amongst the trees..."<br /><br />Spiders AREN'T insects, they're arachnids.Sage on the Hudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-37045394212102015532011-03-28T14:19:07.792+01:002011-03-28T14:19:07.792+01:00Those pictures give me the heebie jeebies.:-PThose pictures give me the heebie jeebies.:-Pfrednoreply@blogger.com