sciencegal

I think Zach's portrayals of the family are hilarious, but not an accurate depiction of our relationship. We're actually all a very happy bunch. I've had folks tell me that they were surprised how happy and upbeat I am after meeting me, given how grumpy I seem in the secret panels.

Thanks! It IS horrifying! It was actually first discovered by my colleague Scott Egan, who noticed it while walking on the beach with his daughter during vacation. I believe I tell the story in this episode of CBC's Quirks & Quarks.

So many undiscovered nightmares! I used to worry that there were few new things left to study but finding the crypt keeper wasp totally changed my mind. This parasite was literally in the trees outside our office, and had not yet been described. There may be amazing nightmares residing in all of our neighborhoods, just waiting to be found.

This is, in fact, accurate.

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Edit: Woohoo! I got gold! Thanks!

And here is the story of how we met, and how we ended up with the last name Weinersmith.