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Is your home possibly more dung beetle friendly than you initially thought?

By Dung Beetles

Dweller dung beetle sourcing its latest egg laying locationI thought it time to explore a few more traits of the delightful dung beetle. The first time I introduced Doug dung beetle’s dweller dung beetle cousin I provided some insight into the life of the dweller versus the roller.  Dweller dung beetles don’t really set up residence in dung (well not the adult that is). Instead, they see it as the ideal incubating location for their offspring and lay their eggs deep within a nicely sized dropping of freshly laid dung.

After completing this cartoon, I began to wonder how close to the possible truth this cartoon could be. I mean, I know dung beetles eat dung (derr!), but more importantly, whose dung? My research lead me to this article which summarises the research of some scientists who took it upon themselves to discover what different types of dung, the dung beetle enjoys. But to summarise, given the opportunity, dung beetles actually prefer exotic poo and human and chimpanzee poo is top of the list.

So now you’ve been warned. Keep your eyes peeled next time you enter your bathroom.

What the boss gets up to while you’re out of the office

By That's life

Sneaky bosses readjusting your work life balanceI’m convinced this is what one of my former bosses used to do, but he wasn’t as cunning as this one. Alot of the work was passed on via the Blackberry after hours (curse that invention). I  suspect the evil deed was executed from the comfort of his armchair at home too!

How has your boss managed the fine art of delegation to you or a colleague?

Evil pink aliens return to your local carpark

By Evil aliens

My family stickers and aliensCome, join the bandwagon and enter the Name the pink aliens with purple spots and fluffy feathers August competition.

I’m not sure how prolific the ‘My Family’ car stickers are world-wide, but at a guess they infest about 1 in every 5 cars here in Melbourne. Infest – yes, a touch harsh. I initially fell in love with these cute cartoon characters the first time I saw them (How couldn’t I? They are cartoons after all). But for me now, they’ve become common and no longer quirky and hence an obvious cartoon subject for my evil pink aliens. Maybe I should come out with a rival company called Evil Pink Aliens (probably not as commercial).

Fancy a threesome?

By Science

We need more ozone to save the planet don’t we? I particularly like the double hand holding bond between the O2 twins, don’t you?