“apterous”
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
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@futurebird@sauropods.win it means ‘sort of Debian-y’
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird another example of how knowing some basic root words helps with learning!
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird@sauropods.win so hemiptera — half-wing?
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird Not sure about NYC rules, but you might now be required to stand up on the subway, speak the word clearly, spell it, and use it in a sentence.
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird Oh, that’s why Pterodactyl
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird ahh, so when I describe the Aptera car looking like an airplane without wings, that's a far more accurate description than I thought!
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird The most common "pter" word is "helico-pter", but people don't see it because they tend to break it down as "heli-copter".
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️Then of course you have the hymenopterans — (the order of ants, sawflies bees and other wasps)
hymen here means something like “hinge” or “latch” because when these insects have wings they always have two pairs that can be latched together by a little spur so they work as a single pair.
The name means “latch-wing creature”
And you look at the average ant and ask “ma’am where are your wings?” then she gets mad and stomps off since that’s like asking if someone is pregnant— rude!
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Then of course you have the hymenopterans — (the order of ants, sawflies bees and other wasps)
hymen here means something like “hinge” or “latch” because when these insects have wings they always have two pairs that can be latched together by a little spur so they work as a single pair.
The name means “latch-wing creature”
And you look at the average ant and ask “ma’am where are your wings?” then she gets mad and stomps off since that’s like asking if someone is pregnant— rude!
@futurebird Now I'm wondering if ants can stomp! Or maybe I'm wondering if they can ever not stomp!
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
️@futurebird So it's a-pterus - that would have taken me a few moments, too
it looks more like a word where the first syllable or two is missing. -
@futurebird Now I'm wondering if ants can stomp! Or maybe I'm wondering if they can ever not stomp!
Larger ants almost always stomp, their lower legs are kind of floppy and they get better traction that way. Ant queens stomp and waddle with little in between.
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“apterous”
Reading scientific literature I’m often unfamiliar with words.
“apterous” The heck?
The subway train was between stations. No internet. No search. Could I just go on reading and figure it out later? I hate doing that. Eventually the book would be so confusing I would give up.
THINK
It means “not-something” the context suggests a few things— but then I remember “Hemiptera” and that it has to do with wings!
“not wings!”
I’m feeling so smug and smart right now.
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