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Super into this so far

Bit of a slog in the middle. The past few chapters are about experiments with very predictable outcomes (lol, that's the point of the book I guess) but the author doesn't really discuss what specific knowledge gap gets filled besides "natural selection is real and leads to populations/species evolving based on their environment!". It's obviously cool but repetitive, and the chapters don't really build on each other

Borrowed this from my neighbor Pamela. Read most of it on the flight from baton rouge to Dallas. Cannot bring myself to finish the last bit at this DFW restaurant because holy shit is it so sad!!! Why am I in tears!!! Lovely lovely book though.

I miss my cats already, excited to see them again in 4 days

Bit of a low start.....sooooo much about the bridges 😅

Tortoise beetle larvae make feces shields to protect themselves.
Fire colored beetles females test males for cantharidin prior to mating, a compound made by blister beetles thought to be an aphrodisiac.two striped walking sticks spray ON SIGHT.

Learning so much! Quick read. Wish there were more hymenoptera, but I guess there are many other books dedicated to them

Eerie that the picture of Church on the cover looks just like my boy Roo.... 🫣

Fuck Andrew Jackson