OT: any entomologists out there?

[Aaron Vegh]

Aw, crap.

etymology |ˌetəˈmäləjē|
noun ( pl. -gies)
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings
have changed throughout history.
• the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.

My bad. My way bad.

Ironic though. I'm looking for the word for the thing. :-)

Cheers,
Aaron.

On 7/7/07, Chris F.A. Johnson <cfaj at freeshell.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007, Aaron Vegh wrote:
>
> > I address this to those of you whose interests may also include things
> > other than Linux and FOSS. :-) I'd actually just like to know if there
> > are any real smarty-pants' out there!
>
>      I am interested in etymology, but I think you meant entomology.
>
>      Sorry, can't help you there.
>
> > I'm mystified. I have spotted an insect in my home on several
> > occasions (different ones, same species), and I'm having a heck of a
> > time identifying it. My visits to Google have yielded no love.
> >
> > The other day I spotted one taking its leisure on the wall of my
> > basement bathroom. Able to resist the horror long enough to get my
> > camera, I snapped this pic:
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronvegh/718854436/
> >
> > This is a baby. While the one pictured here has a body approximately
> > 1.5 inches long, I've seen them as large as 3-4 inches (not including
> > the -- many, many! -- legs).
> >
> > Does anyone know what this is? Or falling short of that, know of a
> > resource that might help me identify it?
> >
> > The next step would be to find a means of targeting them with some
> > kind of insidious counter-measure; they're the nastiest things I've
> > ever seen (outside that horrid scene from King Kong). Freaky-fast,
> > too.
>
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