At the risk of starting an extraneous string, The University of Arkansas at Monticello men are the Boll Weevils and the women are the Cotton Blossoms... even fewer mascots are named after plants, the notable exception being the Indiana State Sycamores...
********************************************************* Kimberly G. Smith University Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-6359 (note new phone number) fax:479-575-4010 email: [email protected] ********************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] How to lick a slug (from NYT) I can't resist adding the observation that the banana slug is, so far as I am aware, the only invertebrate to be selected as a college mascot - at UCSC. Bill Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Inouye" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:19 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] How to lick a slug (from NYT) >>While backpacking here with my 11-year-old daughter, I kept thinking of >>something tragic: so few kids these days know what happens when you lick a >>big yellow banana slug.
