Category Archives: nature

Amoeba’s Lorica: Island Biogeography, For the Birds

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Amoeba

Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba first excysted, and started pseudofooting around, in the neighborhood of southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Back when elephants had fur, the news was mostly about how the Soviet Union’s ICBMs were going to blast US all to smithereens … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: In the Jungle, the Concrete Jungle …

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Amoeba

Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba first published this post on 3 December 2007, on a since-discontinued site. It’s an attempt to equate critter behavior with human behavior, especially with respect to the distribution of resources. With the U.S. Government still shut … Continue reading →

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Dude and Dude: BIG Surf

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Amoeba

“Dude! C’mon! We gotta see this!” “See what, dude?” “The surf on the North Shore, dude! Fifty footers!” “And how are you going to get to see them?” “Drive out to the beach. How else?” “And how are you going … Continue reading →

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