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Empire!

How much of a nerd I am that I said to myself, "Why are they leading with snowflakes when they're clearly featuring a radiolarian in the picture?" This book was added to my wishlist so fast.

That was an accident? I assumed you were pumping us up for the release of The Fractured Mirror!

Anyway, this is the rotifer video, too. Taken because I was already trying to capture the Spirostomum on video:
youtu.be/kZEN1t7Tt9Q

However, instead of thrashing around in wriggling S-curves, this glides through the water. Once I realized this was exhibiting not-very-nematode-like behavior, I went to go look it up and learned about this genus.

I learned about this ciliate last time I encountered it. To me, and especially at low magnifications, this superficially looks like a nematode. It's about the same size and shape (this is just visible to the naked eye.) I didn't even think it was a ciliate at first because of its size and shape.

It made me smile, I believe you are incorrect.

I half expected "Energy is like a series of tubes."

"Phenomena" of course, and it's probably more accurate than "Creepers", but I think it needed a classic Giallo title like "Dance of the Corpse Flies."

I started it and liked it, but got distracted and haven't returned to it in a while.

I was just listening to the latest Kill by Kill, and it occurred to me to check.

One thing I miss moving from Illinois to the PNW is the lack of cicadas. Our dog used to like to eat them, that made for interesting evening walks.