Sunday 10 November 2013

dipterology

Mostly evolution, mutation and adaptation are mere moments in time, relics of some impetus and rarely understood in full context—however, there are generational slices (especially when coming at a fast pace) that keen observers sometimes have the chance to witness and document. Boing Boing brings on such fascinating example (though rare but not quite unique) with an entomologist discovers a population of fruit-fly that has images of ants genetically tattooed on its wings to apparently fend off potential predators. That seems pretty boss, although the trigger maybe to attract bug collectors, as well, since after all the most convincing image of an ant isn't determined by the fly but rather the eye of the beholder.