{"id":1392,"date":"2011-05-24T00:48:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T04:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2011-05-24T00:48:08","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T04:48:08","slug":"tuesday-tunes-fruit-fly-nada-surf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/24\/tuesday-tunes-fruit-fly-nada-surf\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tunes &#8211; Fruit Fly &#8211; Nada Surf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-951\" title=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a>It was a great long weekend for us Canadians, with more than decent weather in my area, cold beer, and BBQ! I also came to the conclusion that I&#8217;m going to start referring to the holiday as Linneaus Day rather than Victoria Day; Linneaus contributed more to global society, considered himself royalty, and holds taxonomic priority &#8211; he was born in 1707 while Queen Victoria wasn&#8217;t born until 1819! But I digress&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Along with the great weather and beer, I&#8217;ve put the final touches on my first peer-reviewed journal article, which should be coming online sometime around lunch today! I&#8217;ll be blogging about it later on, but for now, here&#8217;s a song somewhat on topic by Nada Surf; Fruit Fly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMGeKMRxmHA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure this song is referring to a family which are frequently called &#8220;fruit flies&#8221; but which I call &#8220;vinegar flies&#8221; &#8211; Drosophilidae. These diverse nuisances aren&#8217;t the same family as I&#8217;m publishing on, but the title &#8220;Fruit Fly&#8221; does fit my group, the Tephritidae. The closest I could come to finding a tephritid-relevant musical selection was the Seattle-area punk band <a href=\"http:\/\/amqa.bandcamp.com\/track\/decode\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Maggot Quarantine Area<\/a>, but they didn&#8217;t have any useful videos to share&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, keep an eye out later today for the full story!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This song is available on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/fruit-fly\/id274590184?i=274590269&#038;uo=4\" target=\"itunes_store\">Fruit Fly &#8211; Let Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a great long weekend for us Canadians, with more than decent weather in my area, cold beer, and BBQ! 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