“the unfortunate matter of the suffix -anus”
I am pretty sure I have overshared from John Wright’s “The Naming of the Shrew”but ah sure one more for the road: First, the unfortunate matter of the suffix -anus.…
Tag: the naming of the shrew
Happy 50th Birthday Ballocephala verrucospora
I’ve posted quite a few bits from John Wright’s wonderful “The Naming of the Shrew” . Quite a few, in fact. It is quite the treasure trove of entertaining and informative material. I have taken…
1939: A fish is named after John Steinbeck, who behaves rather shabbily in response
Surely 2019 sees no other 80th Anniversary more significant than this one? From “The Naming of the Shrew” by John Wright: Has any taxonomist ever lived to regret…
The strange tale of Furia Infernalis
I have only read a little of John Wright’s “The Naming of the Shrew” but already this is the third extract I have found blog-post worthy. I had never heard of Furia…
Meet the dung cannon, the cabbage parachute, the crystal brain , the mousepee pinkgill, the midnight disco, and the scurfy twiglet
All the above are fungi, as I have discovered from reading John Wright’s “The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names” When I was a medical student I did…
Shrewstruck
From “The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names” by John Wright It may sound extraordinary, but until recently the shrew had a most fearsome reputation.…
Séamus Sweeney 