The ancient Romans used bees and hornets’ nests as weapons of war. The nests were placed inside breakable clay urns and then catapulted onto the decks of enemy ships. During sieges, the Romans drilled down vertically into the tunnels their… Read More
In 1642, during the Thirty Years War, when soldiers attacked a village in Prussia the nuns from the town’s convent overturned the convent’s beehives. The angry bees drove back the attackers. The grateful townsfolk renamed their village Beyenburg (Bee town).… Read More
My loyal readers know that from time to time I review insect-themed horror films on this blog. It’s one way to understand the relationship between humans and insects. Today’s review: The Swarm (Warner Brothers, 1978).
The Swarm is about a… Read More
About 25 billion disposable chopsticks per year are used in Japan—an average of 200 pairs per person. China produces about 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year—that’s about 25 million trees.