5 Questions: The Joey Quiz
Cubs, Kits, and now today’s 5 Questions quiz challenge: The Joey Quiz
French Lick, Havana and Other Former Spring Training Sites
Players have reported to spring training to prepare for the upcoming baseball season. Half of the league’s 30 teams are holding camp in Florida, home of the Grapefruit League, and the other half are in Arizona, home of the Cactus League. Spring training wasn’t always concentrated in two states. In fact, it was once common [...]
9 Spiders and the Stars They Were Named For
When I read that a new spider species was named Heteropoda davidbowie in honor of David Bowie, it reminded me of several other celebrities whose names were enshrined in taxonomy because there are so many new spiders being discovered as distinct species. With a little digging, even more star spiders turned up!
1. David Bowie
German arachnologist [...]
