Topic: Rare sighting of wasp north of Arctic Circle puzzles residents
Gir Draxon
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posted 27 September 2004 01:41 PM
quote:IQALUIT - Southern Canadians wouldn't take a second look at a yellowjacket wasp circling around their picnic, but the discovery of the insect far north of the Arctic Circle has entomologists, well, buzzing.
Noire Ikalukjuaq, the mayor of Arctic Bay, found a specimen of Vespula intermedia, or yellowjacket wasp, outside the community recently. Arctic Bay is on the northern tip of Baffin Island, at more than 73 degrees latitude.
posted 07 October 2004 01:34 PM
Interesting how all the people who pointed to the more temperate summer as proof that climate change is bunk have been oblivious to the fact that temperatures throughout the fall have been significantly higher than seasonal norms.
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ronb
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posted 07 October 2004 03:01 PM
Was it John Ralston Saul? He puzzles me too.
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angrymonkey
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posted 07 October 2004 06:00 PM
Then there's that story today about a squid found around victoria that's further north than expected. The ottawa and vancouver sun have the story I believe but I don't have a subscription to check it out.
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posted 27 September 2004 01:41 PM
