8 Comments

What an interesting account! I even found myself admiring the nematodes. Maybe at times we subconsciously think of a creature like the pika who is so small and cute as being fragile. And they do have their vulnerabilities. Yet they are tough survivors as well! Thank you.

Expand full comment

Fascinating, David! (As always.) Thanks for the peek at the internal ecosystems of pikas and what it tells us about their evolution and their lives.

Expand full comment

I think you mean peaka not peek!

Expand full comment

Hah! Good one. :)

Expand full comment

Always good to have a friend with a similar dorky sense of humor.

Expand full comment

How would we survive without a dorky sense of humor? And that reminds me that I still miss Gary Larson....

Expand full comment

I’d like to be a Pika. Imagine being that cute. They seem like happy little creatures. Cute and happy, what could be better?

Expand full comment

Gadarene Demoniac, "He (Jesus) asked him, “What is your name?” ... He answered, “My name is Legion. For we are many."

Behaviors too are inherited. Always enjoyed giving this episode an evolutionary/cognitive slant when it came up in the Church calendar. Mathew and Luke both record this story.

Expand full comment