Entomology
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[[File:Cuterebra_apicalis.jpg|600px|thumb|left|''Cuterebra apicalis'', a bot fly.]] | [[File:Cuterebra_apicalis.jpg|600px|thumb|left|''Cuterebra apicalis'', a bot fly.]] | ||
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| + | <blockquote>Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an | ||
| + | insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover | ||
| + | that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same | ||
| + | care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature | ||
| + | whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion | ||
| + | arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit. | ||
| + | <br><cite>Rudolf Arnheim, [https://books.google.com.ec/books?id=UTXbSAjKAb4C&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=%22+articulated+and+striped+with+the+same+care+and+imagination+as+a+zebra%22&source=bl&ots=3tMDCyr2Sm&sig=h_1kZ8O7ehd-kaqD2qBZ3H34fAM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw94jGkpDdAhUBba0KHWvXC90Q6AEwAnoECCUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%20articulated%20and%20striped%20with%20the%20same%20care%20and%20imagination%20as%20a%20zebra%22&f=false Parables of Sun Light: Observations on Psychology, the Arts, and the Rest</cite>, 1989.</blockquote> | ||
I have retired from HS teaching and have started a new career as an entomologist (currently happily unemployed) in Ecuador in September 2015! | I have retired from HS teaching and have started a new career as an entomologist (currently happily unemployed) in Ecuador in September 2015! | ||
