Cicada Attack!

This article was read out loud by Prof. Y in class. Prof. Y is funny enough usually, but I haven't heard of something this ridiculous.I know I shouldn't laugh at people's injuries and misery, but this is ...

Prof. Y, you could be an actor!

Blame it all on the 17-year cicadas! Those insects emerge every 17 years in 100 millions. Lots of kids were hurt either because cicadas "attacked" them or they tried to attack cicadas. Some fell from the bike or run into the wall because cicadas fly into their faces. A girl was bitten by a dog because a cicada perched on her leg. Some kids were hit or stabbed because their friends were trying to kill cicadas by throwing soda cans or stabbing with a knife. One boy was injured because he kicked a cicada on a lawnmower's wheel (ouch!). Another boy's hand got ran over by car wheel because he planned to put a cicada under his dad's car.

I wish I can witness the emergence of 17-year cicadas too. Sounds like a gigantic insect party.

There're a lot more cases in this short article. I hope you can enlarge it and read. (click and click "show original")

Halloween This Year ...

I went out as a Harmonia axyridis!
I'm doing a library meta-analysis on this species this semester. Gees, look at me. I'm so into my project.

 

Squeaky Clean

I cleaned my stove! Sooooo happy!!

Green Porno

It's a whole series on Youtube. Prof. Y sent us the mantis one.

Green Porno Praying Mantis

Green Porno Bee

Why can this woman seem so serious but the videos are hilarious? Ahhahhaha!
And sometimes it's just sdkgjwieogdkmflgle ...
So pathetic to be a male insect.

The Mysterious Worm

I don't remember in which exact year I visited Penghu, but I saw a creature on the ground near salty water that freaked the hell out of me. The worm was slender and long, soft-bodied, had numerous legs, and most weirdly it was light blue. I thought it was absolutely disgusting.

Indole-3-Acetic Acid

I have no reason to draw this molecule first, but we're learning plant biology in Biology 152 recently.
So this is Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA), who looks a little bit like my botany professor. ^ ^
He is not one of the drug molecules, but a plant hormone.

  

His greatest ability is to make plants grow roots, and then they'll grow new shoots.

Each of the four pockets on his shirt is full of different kinds of seeds.

If nothing changes my original character description, he's French!

He's also a distant relative of the Tryptamines.

Memory with French Horn Rebellion

Oct. 15, 2011, party with French Horn Rebellion

I chatted with the two members after the party until I was kicked out by staff.
They were impressed by my knowledge about electronic music.
An interesting group. I'll miss those guys.

They look adorable in these pics! Now they're busy at touring the world. Told me that they own a recording label in Taiwan, will they ever come to Taiwan to DJ?

Two Quotes from Prof. Y

Prof. Y., my entomology professor, is experienced, bright, very friendly, and hilarious!

Prof. Y., "(not exact quote) Everyone is wearing moth spit and eating bee vomit, and thinking they're things of luxury ... like the next time you wear silk and taste honey."

Prof. Y., *points at the picture of a dragonfly and looks at a boy* "Tell me what's the family of this sucker."
Me, "It's not a sucker. It's got chewing mouthparts!"
*the whole class laugh*
Prof. Y., "Okay ... *points at the picture again* This chewer."

So Much Sacrifice

Entomology 1st lecture exam: 94/100
Biology animal physiology unit exam: 98/100

I sacrificed so many things that I feel like dying. DX
My head aches.
Thanks for the biology course coordinator's caring and talking to me.
Gotta fix many problems due to lack of sleep.

The Straight Wings I

At this point of evolution, insects can fold their wings!

The current phylogeny tells us two things:
1) Termites are nothing more than social cockroaches.
2) Mantises are close relatives to cockroaches.

The Orthopterans are all legs ...