tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post229805271797260353..comments2023-11-18T09:51:52.115+10:30Comments on Medlar Comfits: A dung beetle's performance artanna tambourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-32373846684176895222009-05-26T13:04:24.420+09:302009-05-26T13:04:24.420+09:30I put that comment above on last night, and then a...I put that comment above on last night, and then added some details to the post today because the common name really should be as the Chews have it. This is not a case of wabbit or warebit. The beetle looks like a violin, not a violinist.anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-31278973035117837042009-05-25T18:35:32.565+09:302009-05-25T18:35:32.565+09:30Yes, it is. And I see you've been inspired again, ...Yes, it is. And I see you've been inspired again, too.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_scarabs/FiddleBeetle.htm" REL="nofollow">Here's more inspiration</A> at the voluminous Chew family of Brisbane's Brisbane Insects and Spiders site.<br />You might notice that they call this scarab a "fiddle beetle", but it is commonly called a "fiddler beetle". However, they also name it <I>Eupoecila australasiae</I>, which seems to be the correct name, although so many sources put an extra <I>i</I> in <I>Eupecila</I>, that I originally spelled it that way, too. Tsk on me to doubt my CSIRO book. There is also some talk about these beetles being called not only "fiddler beetles", but "rose chafers". I think this is another case of Australian natives being given names familiar to northern hemispherians, regardless of how different, say, an apple tree is to the Australian "apple".anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-9308557883685278122009-05-23T00:21:23.655+09:302009-05-23T00:21:23.655+09:30Your "Fiddler beetle" looks very much like the "Mo...Your "Fiddler beetle" looks very much like the "Morron beetle" of an early nineteenth century text which once inspired some poems of mine. The illustration and poem in question are here:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/29320962@N07/3424515970/in/set-72157616467382782/Giles Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823686641620119468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-49442606568755140232009-05-22T12:24:01.432+09:302009-05-22T12:24:01.432+09:30You can't go wrong with supermodels.You can't go wrong with supermodels.anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-11123999028304511562009-05-21T18:46:59.406+09:302009-05-21T18:46:59.406+09:30Wow, great photos.Wow, great photos.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.com