Stuff too silly or unformed for his blog but too long for Twitter
Fire ants assemble into living rafts
Just as Will and Kate will join hands in matrimony to sail into the future, colonies of 8,000 fire ants can stay afloat by joining claws to form a waterproof raft…
IQ scores reflect motivation as well as ‘intelligence’
According to a new study, IQ scores reflect motivation to take IQ tests as well as intelligence, just as Prince William’s boyish grin reflects his love for his fiancée as well as centuries of inbreeding and privilege…
The many yous in you – what Lydia Fairchild has in common with a sponge and an anemone
Some sponges and anemones are chimeras, created from fusions of individuals that are closely related but just genetically distinct enough to tell apart, just as Wil… oh come on, that’s cheap, even for me…
Divided by language, united by gut bacteria – people have three common gut types
Just as Will and Kate come from different backgrounds and are united by their love for each other, people from different countries and backgrounds can be united by having the same types of gut bacteria…
Kukrisnakes fight for turtle nests with dagger teeth, forked penises and false heads
Female kukrisnakes find and capture turtle nests with their dagger-like teeth, just as Kate Middleton has captured the nation’s heart with her winning smile…
Orchid flowers fool flat-footed flies by faking fungus-infected foliage
The lady’s slipper orchid lures in pollinating flies by mimicking the fungus that they like to eat, just as Will and Kate have lured in the media of the world by mimicking things that are worth giving a toss about…
And so on...
There. See how awful that is? Now, for the love of all that is good, please make it stop. If one more unbearably tedious thing happens this week, I'm going to.. OH GOD.
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