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Taxonomy Fail in the NY Times

April 29, 2009 by myrmecos

Seriously, is there a name for the disorder whereby people think everything with wings is a honeybee?

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Posted in Navel-Gazing, Science | Tagged Bees, fail, Insects | 6 Comments

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  1. on April 29, 2009 at 3:20 pm sff

    Not so far as I know, but there *should* be…

    Melliferimania, from *Apis mellifera*?

    —
    How does someone mistake that for a honeybee anyway?


  2. on April 29, 2009 at 3:49 pm Michael

    I think it’s called “journalism”. Affected subjects also think everything used in construction is a bulldozer.


  3. on April 29, 2009 at 5:48 pm ihateaphids

    THE STUPID IT BURNS


  4. on April 29, 2009 at 6:50 pm Clint

    Looks like this post helped find a cure. The New York Times changed their picture as of 7:41pm with a quick apology for the taxonomic mistake.


  5. on April 30, 2009 at 1:45 am Kolby

    They changed it from “getting nectar” to “nectaring.” Is that even a real word?


  6. on April 30, 2009 at 8:50 am myrmecos

    @Michael- LOL!



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