@ubi I saw so much monitor lizards just chilling at my university (a lot of times in the sun) they're so awesome! I even so a baby one but I unfortunately can't get a photo of it.
When teaching #ecology to my students, at the early stages of a study I always tell them that the safest assumption is that all their assumptions are wrong.
I suppose it's more comforting that we are going into a great depression because of some conspiracy by the elites than it being because we collectively have no idea what we are doing.
I was chatting with a friend that has been studying in the UK for about 1.5 years and he hasn't heard of any of the current crop of Malaysian coffee chains like ZUS, Baskbear and Kenangan. It's pretty amazing how fast things have changed in Malaysia in regards to coffee franchises.
Going to set up lighting for better photos later this week. These grubs are hard to photograph because they move around so much once they are out of the ground. #insect