tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.comments2023-04-02T01:10:59.814-07:00BdellaNeaMark Siddallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15569596998437017042noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-13003005469104698102010-01-11T15:04:28.015-08:002010-01-11T15:04:28.015-08:00Good job Anna!Good job Anna!Jessica Lightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-66144566634779119582009-11-19T03:40:56.666-08:002009-11-19T03:40:56.666-08:00This is a very useful advise to get science job wi...This is a very useful advise to get science job with new selection features <a href="http://www.usjobcareer.com" rel="nofollow">search jobs in chennai</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-1645367113936703882009-10-18T14:58:01.920-07:002009-10-18T14:58:01.920-07:00I found that when I first started backpacking in M...I found that when I first started backpacking in Malaysian jungles, I could not feel the bites at all. This seems to be the case for many novices. As I was bitten more and more, though, I developed a greater sensitivity, so that now it does hurt or itch enough for me to detect it.<br /><br />Great blog, by the way.Ponder Stibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387561315863534902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-35347457834091364442009-10-05T06:43:05.113-07:002009-10-05T06:43:05.113-07:00Question:
Can you point me to a link or site a p...Question: <br /><br />Can you point me to a link or site a publication that would facilitate a basic working knowledge of Hirudotherapy?Godzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407182623986210278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-36623134081567034042009-08-26T03:03:23.124-07:002009-08-26T03:03:23.124-07:00Virgilius the Sorcerer who threw a golden leech in...Virgilius the Sorcerer who threw a golden leech into the waters of Naples(?)/Rome(?) to rid the city of a leech infestation (much as he erected a bronze fly at the gates to rid the city of flies.Mark Siddallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569596998437017042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-49783406634640228692009-08-23T02:25:37.677-07:002009-08-23T02:25:37.677-07:00Very Interesting.
Mark, can you throw any light o...Very Interesting. <br />Mark, can you throw any light on the legend of the 'Golden Leech' - think I remember reading about it a good many years ago. Probably in the annals of cryptozoological reports - they're fun what can I say!!!<br />WarrenWarren Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-91567554381444776932009-07-29T18:35:42.537-07:002009-07-29T18:35:42.537-07:00Well, it is a jobWell, it is a jobchristina vieringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-41172634665429193162009-07-29T18:34:56.844-07:002009-07-29T18:34:56.844-07:00What a great gift idea!What a great gift idea!christina vieringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-64204500221025419452009-07-29T18:33:59.256-07:002009-07-29T18:33:59.256-07:00Sounds very modern.Sounds very modern.christina vieringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-39261326368911181472009-07-29T05:27:37.480-07:002009-07-29T05:27:37.480-07:00@Jason - Are you kidding me? I love the title. M...@Jason - Are you kidding me? I love the title. Much better than "Dirty Jobs", no?Markhttp://bdellanea.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-77117625032446858202009-04-05T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-05T09:21:00.000-07:00Is she new? Is she old? is she false? is she true?...Is she new? Is she old? is she false? is she true? Come read me the riddle of miss Caraboo!<BR/><BR/>This is a story that's quite dear to our hearts here at Bristol Zoo Gardens. So much so that we created a period medicinal leech exhibit where Mary Baker is offering her leeches for sale.<BR/><BR/>I admir'd thy Caraboo...in truth - twas everything but true.<BR/>All the best. WarrenWarren Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-683867475978740372009-02-11T00:28:00.000-08:002009-02-11T00:28:00.000-08:00Very informative post.Indeed, hirudin is effective...Very informative post.<BR/>Indeed, hirudin is effective for dialysis treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-85551242252516151382009-01-29T17:30:00.000-08:002009-01-29T17:30:00.000-08:00Mark--Jason Daley here. Sorry to ambush you with t...Mark--Jason Daley here. Sorry to ambush you with the Worst Job title. In fact, I consider your work a dream job and envy your expeditions. If you ever need extra manpower, give me a call.<BR/>All the Best,<BR/>-JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-16037380711522858672009-01-29T04:52:00.000-08:002009-01-29T04:52:00.000-08:00Leech researcher's job might be one of the worst s...Leech researcher's job might be one of the worst science jobs. But, there are some dangerous jobs such as those involving working in the vicinity of nuclear materials<BR/><A HREF="http://www.niton.com/" REL="nofollow">x-ray fluoresecence</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-64973537525418941972008-10-06T15:52:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for the primer, Mark. An excellent little ...Thanks for the primer, Mark. An excellent little post.Karen Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597701284348386435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-11457899431033511922008-08-05T21:18:00.000-07:002008-08-05T21:18:00.000-07:00Okay, so I'm about a month late on the uptake, but...Okay, so I'm about a month late on the uptake, but that doesn't diminish my excitement to see you here on the blogosphere, Mark!<BR/><BR/>*subscribe*Karen Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597701284348386435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-78426170057334457522008-08-05T11:03:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:03:00.000-07:00Awesome! Thanks for the heads up :)Awesome! Thanks for the heads up :)John Dennehyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522347714772131441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-67215050627628564882008-07-17T15:11:00.000-07:002008-07-17T15:11:00.000-07:00That was a beautiful story. The pictures were wond...That was a beautiful story. The pictures were wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-34939990743177625412008-07-09T14:31:00.000-07:002008-07-09T14:31:00.000-07:00But flatworms can't hold a candle to what acanthoc...But flatworms can't hold a candle to what acanthocephalans do... both to mates and competitors!!!Mark Siddallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569596998437017042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-15133197472582050072008-07-09T14:20:00.000-07:002008-07-09T14:20:00.000-07:00That was sooooo hawt!!11!1!!Flatworms have penis f...That was sooooo hawt!!11!1!!<BR/><BR/>Flatworms have penis fencing though...Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-88766658266384062432008-07-09T03:57:00.000-07:002008-07-09T03:57:00.000-07:00Ya, leechbite DO hurt, especially when it bites on...Ya, leechbite DO hurt, especially when it bites on the hand. You absolutely can feel its intermittent biting. I think that maybe leeches have some other ways to suppress the feeling and the pain of host, such as unique microstructure of the jaw or simple chemicals that inhibit the reaction of nerves, but not the anaesthetic.<BR/><BR/>AND HERE I AM, Mark~:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-61429326873864492092008-07-08T05:54:00.000-07:002008-07-08T05:54:00.000-07:00I was just in Borneo, Mark, and those damned terre...I was just in Borneo, Mark, and those damned terrestrial leech bites do hurt. I especially felt the bites around my stomach. I also placed a leech on my hand to see how long it took for it attach (which took less than one minute) and clearly felt that bite.Frank Burbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930938943056081582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-51742242259470981232008-07-07T10:00:00.000-07:002008-07-07T10:00:00.000-07:00Great bust! When we were in Malaysia in 2000, my ...Great bust! When we were in Malaysia in 2000, my colleague Alison was acutely sensitive to leech bites as well. Four field season in tropical SE Asia will do that to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-10239164410625226592008-07-03T11:09:00.000-07:002008-07-03T11:09:00.000-07:00New fieldwork pic infinitely better. :)--swNew fieldwork pic infinitely better. :)<BR/>--swAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168420458842217532.post-45292662104998671242008-07-03T07:18:00.000-07:002008-07-03T07:18:00.000-07:00Welcome to the blogosphere, from invertebrate love...Welcome to the blogosphere, from invertebrate lover to another!Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.com