Did you like this cartoon from the other day?
Good news! Now you can buy it on t-shirts and totebags, and the profits go to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. It’s a must-have for every biologist feeling oppressed by the vertebrate hegemony.
Invertebrates for Peace
octopuses
Sorry, but I refuse to support those of you that lack the backbone to stand up for what is right.
I won’t support any group that’s not monophyletic.
But why are there two molluscs represented, and only one arthropod?
And what’s that clade-traitor echinoderm doing there?
The only reason anyone can say that they’re the 97% is that there’s no actual taxonomic greed.
Not that we mind stepping on a whole lot of them. But they do have their taxa.
Glen Davidson
One tote/shopping bag will be purchased on Friday. Can’t have enough of those.
@PZ
Not sure if this had been done before… but…
“Want to be taken seriously? Grow a spine!”
Copepods are too hard to draw.
Why, representin’ for the Ambulacraria, one presumes. Not just invertebrates, but proud of it over there on that branch.
It’s a must-have for every biologist feeling oppressed by the vertebrate hegemony.
Stop. Biologists are privileged vertebrates. They can be allies, but they shouldn’t pretend like they *get* it.
What about virologists! I detect a hint of lifeism here! :)
Do you think there could be a sufficient combination of inducements and appeals to Deuteurostomic solidarity, that could peel them off back to our side?
You just need a new definition for “life”. How hard could it be? What with all the options already floating about out there….
@qv Ocotopi. Die heretic scum.:P
I’m a hard core (some of my students would say hard ass) physics teacher, and I want one!
Physics: messing up students’ minds since Archimedes.
Invertebrate diplomacy seldom avoids war because spineless pacifism cannot rear its ugly head.
Besides, It takes jaws to jaw jaw
That got a solid chuckle out of me.
you left out the cuttlefish of Spencers Gulf in South Australia.
Showed it to a friend and he was disappointed that beetles weren’t represented. I think he was recalling Haldane’s comment.
Down with metazoans, support bacteria; the 99.999%!
Eukaryotes rule!
Cool logo – had to buy a shirt just for the fun of it :) Love the message too…..