Circus of the Spineless

Welcome!

2008-12-31T09:05:00.000-06:00

Circus of the Spineless #33 is Up!!

2008-06-03T07:09:00.000-05:00

Word is in from Laurent . . . Circus of the Spineless 33 has just been posted!

Check it out here:

http://seedsaside.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/circus-of-the-spineless/

And be sure to drop a thanks and congrats in the comments!!

Circus #33 Coming up!

2008-05-30T15:32:00.000-05:00

Yep, time to get those submissions of your favorite posts over to Laurent!

Edition #33 (May 2008) will be at Seeds Aside.

Your submissions should be sent to: Laurent: seedsaside (at) gmail (dot) com

Coming up

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due June 29, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus 32 needs to be keyed out!

2008-05-03T15:36:00.000-05:00

The brilliance of Deep Sea News' 32nd edition of the Circus of the Spineless is in the dichotomous key Kevin devised to get you from point A to point Z. Wish i'd come up with that. Brilliant, just brilliant!

Circus #32 is about to go online!

2008-04-29T14:58:00.003-05:00

Get your submissions off for Circus of the Spineless #32 (especially posts about the ultimate, and intelligentist, class of invertebratadudes, the Mollusca) now! The next edition will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions pronto to Kevin at kaz146 (at) psu.edu

Edition #33 will be at Seeds Aside.

Your submissions will be due May 30, 2008 and you can send them to: Laurent: seedsaside (at) gmail (dot) com

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due June 29, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #32 on the horizon!

2008-04-18T08:54:00.003-05:00

Start getting your posts ready for Circus of the Spineless #32 (especially posts about the ultimate, and intelligentist, class of invertebratadudes, the Mollusca). The next edition will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due May 30, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for May and July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

March Circus #31 has been posted!

2008-04-02T09:44:00.002-05:00

There is a beautiful new Circus of the Spineless posted here: http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/2008/04/circus-of-spineless.html

Please go check it out and comment.

Many thanks to Jim Lemire for the wonderful work (even if it includes snail-bashing!)

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #30 has been posted!

2008-02-29T09:26:00.002-06:00

From John Beetham:

Circus of the Spineless #30 is now online. You can find the current edition here:

http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2008/02/carnival-of-spineless.html

Thanks to everyone who submitted posts for this edition of the carnival.

our next host (for March, #31) will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Submissions due for Circus #30

2008-02-27T08:49:00.004-06:00

The next issue of Circus of the Spineless is at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions pronto to empidonax(at)gmail.com

our next host (for March, #31) will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #29 has been posted!

2008-02-03T07:10:00.000-06:00

Circus of the Spineless #29 has been posted at Andrea's Buzzing About here. Thanks for the wonderful job!

Future Circuses will be at:

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for May and beyond!

Looking for Circus #29 Submissions!

2008-01-29T14:49:00.000-06:00

Time to get your Circus of the Spineless submissions in. Issue #29 is being hosted by Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 31, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

Future Circuses will be at:

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Catalogue hosting #28 Now!

2007-12-27T18:10:00.000-06:00

Christopher Taylor has rung up the new year with a gorgeous post for Circus of the Spineless #28 at Catalogue of Organisms. Be sure to check out all the great writing among our contributors, plus peruse Chris's superb blog, and drop off a comment or two. See you in 2008.

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Spineless #28 looking for submissions now!

2007-12-20T07:32:00.000-06:00

Hey Folks, because Chris has an early deadline, AND we'd like him to enjoy some holiday time too, the submission date for the December issue of Circus of the Spinless is December 22nd -- that's Saturday. Please send him your nominations for your favorite invert posts by then. He expects to post on December 27th.

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Spineless Circus #27 has blasted off!

2007-12-03T11:15:00.000-06:00

The creativity of Spineless hosts always surprises me. So i am with Circus #27 hosted by Patrick Belardo at The Hawk Owl's Nest. Check out his haikuish wonder here.

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 22 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Circus #27 Time!

2007-11-28T11:00:00.000-06:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #27. Send your submissions to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com by this Sunday, so they can be posted at The Hawk Owl’s Nest

http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 22 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

ENV: The Circus is on!

2007-11-01T08:16:00.000-05:00

Kevin has posted a fantastic Circus of the Spineless #26 at The Other 95%. Check it out here, and let Kevin know what you think of his work!

And keep these in mind for the future . . .

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Time for Circus #26

2007-10-29T09:39:00.000-05:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #26. Send your submissions to to kaz146(at)psu.edu pronto, so we can get a peek at them at The Other 95% !

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Putting up the Big Top!

2007-09-27T23:03:00.000-05:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #25. Send your submissions to by September 30 to thebudak(at)gmail.com by this Saturday, so they can be posted at The Annotated Budak

#26 will be at The Other 95% http://other95.blogspot.com

send your submissions by October 30 to kaz146(at)psu.edu

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Circus #24 is Up!

2007-09-01T04:46:00.000-05:00

Yep, that's two year's worth!!

Check it out at Naturalist Notebook here! Very, very nice work!

Tags: blogs, culture, science, environment, bugs

It's Circus Time Again!

2007-08-28T11:15:00.000-05:00

Yep! It's Time. Send your submissions to dpixie(at)demented-pixie.com by this Friday, so they can be posted on the newly redesigned and lovely Naturalist Notebook

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak http://budak.blogs.com/

send your submission by September 29 to thebudak(at)gmail.com

#26 will be at The Other 95% http://other95.blogspot.com

send your submissions by October 30 to kaz146(at)psu.edu

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Circus #23 is now UP!

2007-08-01T07:32:00.000-05:00

This word just in from Roger:

Hi,

Just a quick note to let you know that the 23rd edition of Circus of the Spineless is now on-line at: Words & Pictures

cheers,
Roger B.
http://pinguicula.typepad.com/blog
http://uknhb.blogspot.com

Tags: blogs, culture, science, environment, bugs, milkriverblog

Yup, it's Circus of the Spineless Time!

2007-07-25T10:25:00.000-05:00

We're on the cusp of our second anniversary already, and here to take on the penultimate version of our first fifth of a decade is Roger at Words & Pictures! Many thanks to him for stepping up to the plate for this. You can email submissions for July to him directly by the 30th. And thanks for making the Circus one of the best Carnivals online!

We’ve had some excellent bloggers step up to the plate for the next few issues. Put these on your calendar:

#24 will be at Naturalist Notebook
send your submissions by August 30 to Summer here at her gorgeous new blog

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak
send your submission by September 29 to Marcus here

#26 will be at The Other 95%
send your submissions by October 30 to Kevin here

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest
send your submissions by November 29 to Patrick here

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for December and beyond!

all my best, tony g
milk river film, ingram, texas
http://invertebrates.blogspot.com
http://milkriver.blogspot.com
http://youtube.com/milkriverfilm

Circus of the Spineless # 22 is UP!

2007-07-02T09:49:00.000-05:00

Bev has served up a wonderful plate of invertebrate delicacies at Burning Silo for Circus of the Spineless #22. Please give it a check here, and help spread the word via your blog.

We’ve had some excellent bloggers step up to the plate for the next few issues. Put these on your calendar:

#23 will be at Words & Pictures

#24 will be at Bird Wacthers Notebook

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak

#26 will be at The Other 95%

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for November and beyond!

New hosts!

2007-06-29T18:41:00.000-05:00

Thanks very much to Bev for picking up the hosting duties for CotS #22 at Burning Silo. It'll be out in the next few days.

In the meantime we had some other wonderful volunteers step forward, and i can give you a rundown for the next three months.

#23 will be at Words & Pictures -- send your submissions by July 30 to Roger here

#24 will be at Bird Watchers Notebook -- send your submissions by August 30 to Summer here

#25 wil be at The Annotated Budak -- send your submission by September 29 to Marcus here

#26 will be at The Other 95% -- send your submissions by October 30 to Kevin here

We're about ready for CotS #22

2007-06-27T09:45:00.000-05:00

You can start sending your submissions for Circus of the Spineless #22.

Bev Wigney has offered to host this issue. You can send submissions to me or directly to her at Burning Silo

And check out the blog right here.

Please get your submissions in by Saturday evening the 30th.

We're also looking for all future hosts. First come first served, but we'll fix you up with something!