“To witness some queer, shy, misshapen, grey-headed, self-important, little discoverer of great discoveries, ridiculously adorned with the wide ribbon of some order of chivalry and holding a reception of his fellow-men, or to read the anguish of Nature at the "neglect of science" when the angel of the birthday honours passes the Royal Society by, or to listen to one indefatigable lichenologist commenting on the work of another indefatigable lichenologist, such things force one to realise the unfaltering littleness of men.” ― H.G. Wells, The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth If your opinion on the lectotypificaiton of Aspicilia reticulata was a cheeseburger it would be stale fast food dollar menu stuck to the inside of the bag When you rail against the phylogeny of Micarea prasina like so much talk radio conspiracy theory nonsense how will anyone heed the call to curb carbon emissions and slow the change in climate We kick and scream the mewli...
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