Circus of the Spineless

Circus of the Spineless #68 Is Up!

2011-12-05T09:54:00.004-06:00

Dave Hubble has the 68th edition of the traveling Circus of the Spineless up at his Ecology Spot. Make sure you head over there and wish his blog a happy 1st birthday too!

Next month's Circus will travel to Wild About Ants, please send submissions to wildaboutants (at) gmail (dot) com. I am looking for hosts in April and beyond!

Circus of the Spineless #67 Is Up!

2011-11-10T21:33:00.003-06:00

I posted the 67th Circus of the spineless at Deep Sea News. Check it out and also check out my plug for the #SciFund Challenge at the end. It's a really great idea and I hope you all fund some science research!

The Circus will be traveling next month to Dave Hubble’s Ecology Spot. Send next month’s submissions to dshubble at yahoo dot com by December 4th! Thanks for tuning in and supporting one of the longest running science blog carnivals.

Circus of the Spineless #66 Is Up!

2011-10-04T15:33:00.002-05:00

Long time poster and hoster of the Circus, Wanderin' Weeta, has the latest edition of the Circus up! A fantastic selection of posts!

Stayed tuned for instructions for next month's circus. You can send them my way for now, kzelnio at gmail dot com.

Circus of the Spineless #65 Is Up!

2011-09-06T11:08:00.002-05:00

Danna at The Cephalopodiatrist (see her for all your head-foot problems!) has the latest edition of the Circus up! Great stuff inside as always, another great month with plenty of submissions shows that the spineless community really enjoys keeping this Circus going!

Next month's edition will be held at Wanderin' Weeta's blog, send your submissions to wanderinweeta at gmail dot com!

Circus of the Spineless #64 is up!

2011-08-08T11:58:00.003-05:00

I have the latest Circus of the Spineless up at my new Scientific American blog, EvoEcoLab.

Next month, the Circus travels to the Cephalopodiatrist to get that embarrassing head-foot problem looked at. Send your submission to me to pass on to Danna! The gmail knows me as kzelnio.

July Circus is up!

2011-07-18T13:19:00.002-05:00

Jennifer Frazer has the June/July Circus of the Spineless up her shiny new Scientific American blog The Artful Amoeba. An excellent resource for natural history. Make you check her previous couple posts out, she is truly a marvelous writer.

Now that my shiny new Scientific American blog is up, I will be hosting the August Edition at EvoEcoLab on August 8th. So send me your submissions up till August 7th to kzelnio at gmail dot com!

No June Circus, But There Is a July One!

2011-07-01T09:37:00.002-05:00

Sorry world, I flaked out in June. I was supposed to host it and got super busy with real life transitional stuff and writing. But I do have a July host and we are aiming for early to mid-July. I will forward all June submissions to her and you can contact Jennifer Frazer of the fabulous Artful Amoeba blog. You can send submissions to her at ranatrafusca at the yahoo.

Circus of the Spineless #62 is up!

2011-05-02T13:52:00.002-05:00

Danna over at "Squid A Day" has the latest Circus of the Spineless up her place! Go check out all the squishy goodness and please heed her plea for more polychaete blogging this month!

Need a host for July, October, and December this year. Don't be a sloth, race to the comments here to sign up for a slot and keep one of the longest running science blog carnivals going!

Send next month's submissions to... me! The gmail knows me as kzelnio.

Circus of the Spineless #61 is up!

2011-04-04T19:55:00.002-05:00

Zen at Neurodojo has the latest Circus up and it all about LEGS! Go check it out, no shortage of great reading.

Next edition is scheduled at Squid A Day blog by Danna. Send your submissions to her at dannajoy at gmail. Still looking for hosts to fill out the year: June, July, September, October and December.

Circus of the Spineless #60 is Up!

2011-03-07T07:21:00.003-06:00

Bug Girl has the latest Circus of the Spineless up at her fabulous blog! Lots of great nuggets in there. And well, Spring is in the air, so you know what that means *wink wink nudge nudge*.

Next month is slated to be held at Zen's place, the Neurodojo. Send your submissions to doctorzen at gmail by April 3rd. Looking for hosts for June and July. Keep the Circus traveling!

Circus of the Spineless #59 is Up!

2011-02-07T20:52:00.001-06:00

Malia of the fabulous blog Shell and Mantle did a wonderful job putting together the latest edition of the Circus of the Spineless! Lots of great posts which are interspersed with other fun images and videos of our spineless brethren. Of course the epic worm battle alone is worth seeing!

The amazing Bug Girl is hosting the March edition, #60, over at her place. Send her your submissions before March 6th to get included - her email address is membracid, and it’s a Gmail.com account.. The Circus arrives the first Monday of each month. And finally, looking for hosts for June, July, September, October and December this year.

Carnival of the Spineless #57 and 58 are up!

2011-01-13T07:43:00.003-06:00

December was a crazy month for me and I totally FAILed on getting the word out about Wandering Weeta's great Circus #57. Go there and check out all the fantastic spineless writing.

This month's host is the Cephalove blog. Yet another assortment of superb suppositions on spineless stuff. February will be hosted at Shell and Mantle, send submissions to shellandmantleATgmailDOTcom. Can't believe this is still going after 5 and a half years! Even when I mess up a month you guys take it by the tentacles and keep going with it. A testament to the passion and commitment of the online invertebrate writing community.

Still looking for hosts for April and beyond.

Circus of the Spineless #56 is up!

2010-11-02T07:21:00.002-05:00

Spooktacular Circus of the Spineless edition 56! Head over to Cephalopodcast to check out some great writing, backbone not required.

Next month the Circus stops at Wanderin Weeta, send submissions to wanderinweeta at gmail dot com.

Looking for host for March and beyond, please keep this long-running Circus long running!

Circus of the Spineless #55 is up!

2010-09-30T23:04:00.005-05:00

Roberta at Wild About Ants has the latest edition of the Circus up!! Its a beautifully laid out edition - The Museum of Invertebrate Art. Be sure to read it through. Great job Roberta!

Next Month is a special Circus of the Spineless at Cephalopodcast. Why is it special? Because it coincides with Octopus Day!

Did you know that Friday, October 8 is International Cephalopod Awareness Day? Well, it is! This month's festivities will be hosted by Danna Joy Staaf at the Cephalopodiatrist blog: cephalopodday.org

Send your submissions to cephalopodcast (at) gmail(dot)com. Also, always looking for more hosts to keep this Circus running! Sign up for any month after February.

Circus of the Spineless #54 is up!

2010-09-03T23:50:00.002-05:00

Hectocotyli has the latest edition up! Its a great one, highly entertaining, so head over and take a gander!

Roberta at the fabulous Wild About Ants is hosting the edition, send you submissions to wildaboutants AT gmail (dot) com.

I'm still looking for hosts for December and beyond, please sign up!

Circus of the Spineless #53 is up!

2010-08-01T22:57:00.002-05:00

The latest Circus of the Spineless (edition #53! zOMG!) is up at Birder’s Lounge. Amber has provided a wonderful assortment of spineless specialties on the menu for your culinary perusal.

“Ok, if you HAD to look at insects and their spineless ilk as food, what would your menu look like? Would it resemble the menus of birds, herps, mammals – even other insects?”

Next edition will be over at Hectocotyli's place. Send contributions to hectocotyli>at>gmail>dot>com.

Of course, I'm looking for hosts for December and beyond!

Circus of the Spineless #52 is up!

2010-07-01T07:15:00.002-05:00

John at Kind of Curious has the latest edition of the Circus up, arranged in order of "grossness". Of course, its all in the eye of the beholder!

Next month's edition is held at The Birder's Lounge. Use this contact page to send submissions to the Lounge. Also, still looking for hosts in September, December and I'll start taking names for the next year!

Circus of the Spineless #51 is up!

2010-06-04T12:36:00.003-05:00

I posted the 51st edition of the Circus up at Deep Sea News.

Next month's edition will be hosted at Kind of Curious. Send your submissions to KindofCurious2000 at gmail.

I'm looking for hosts for September and December this year. Do your part to support this long running carnival!

Circus of the Spineless #50 is up!

2010-05-03T20:36:00.002-05:00

No words can escape the pure unadulterated awesomeness that is Circus of the Spineless #50 over at the spectacular Arthropoda blog. Go for the DrosophApocalypse Now image, stay for the brilliance that is the Invertebrata.

Next month is hosted at Deep Sea News. Send your submissions by May 31 to deepseanews at gmail dot com. I'm looking for hosts for September, October and December this year. Do your part to support this long running carnival!

Circus of the Spineless #49 is up!

2010-04-06T09:43:00.001-05:00

Xenogere has the latest edition of the Circus of the Spineless up! Its nicely written and has lots of excellent links to invertagoodness in it!

Send next month's submissions to Mike Bok at Arthropoda.

CotS #48 up at Modern Naturalist!

2010-03-09T16:24:00.002-06:00

Not to be confused with the modern naturist, The Modern Naturalist has the latest Circus of the Spineless!

Please send next month's submissions to Xenogere.

Circus of the Spineless #47 is up at Beetles in the Bush!

2010-02-01T09:11:00.004-06:00

Beetles in the Bush has the 47th edition of the Circus of the Spineless up! A nicely laid out post with 16 fabulous submissions spanning a wide range of terrestrial, marine and aquatic critters.

Matthew Sarver from the Modern Naturalist
is hosting edition #48! You can submit entries via his contact page.

Also, looking for hosts for after July.

Circus of the Spineless #46 is up!

2010-01-01T19:53:00.001-06:00

Great job to Kate who posted the latest installment of the Circus of the Spineless (#46!) up at Adventures of a Free Range Urban Primate. A fantastic edition, I'm glad to see new faces in there.

I'm looking for hosts for May and beyond. Leave a comment or send me an email if you'd like to host! Next month will be hosted by Ted at Beetles in the Bush, makes sure you get your submission in by January 30. You can contact him here.

Circus of the Spineless #45 up!

2009-12-15T19:22:00.002-06:00

Greg Laden has the latest installment of Circus of the Spineless.

Be sure to get your submissions this month to Adventures of a Free Range Urban Primate.

Circus of the Spineless 43 and 44 up!

2009-11-03T20:44:00.003-06:00

I can't believe I missed letting ya'll know that #43 was up at Quiche Moraine! I must have been too busy reading it last month and forgot all about updating this page. I am sure everyone noticed anyways because QM should be in EVERYONE's rss feed anyways.

Marmorkrebs has #44 up now as well. It is an action-packed crunchy and squishy love fest. Let's get a little more squishy love next month when the Circus of the Spineless is hosted at Greg Laden's blog! Send all your submissions to Greg.

Wanderin' Weeta Has a Confession!

2009-09-01T13:16:00.002-05:00

Find out about it at Circus of the Spineless #42, hosted by Wandering Weeta (with Waterfowl and Weeds)! A wonderful job!

Send next month's submissions for Quiche Moraine to Greg Laden at greg at gregladen dot com.

New (Belated) Circus Is Up!

2009-08-16T22:03:00.001-05:00

I'm sorry guys, I've been drinking too much with the Southern Fried Scientist that he just passes out before he can even open his laptop. Well, he sobered up enough to post the 42nd edition of the Circus of the Spineless. Go check it out, lots of good stuff there!

Get your submissions in to Wanderin' Weeta by the end of the month for the next edition of the Circus! Her email address is in the profile.

Get Your Circus Submissions in NOW

2009-07-30T15:25:00.002-05:00

Today is the last day to get in your submissions for the 41st Circus of the Spineless, hosted by Southern Fried Science. Send them to southernfriedscientist at gmail dot com.

Also, I totally FAILED to promote last months Circus. The Cheshire blog did a superb job at putting together Edition #40. Go check it out!

Circus of the Spineless #39 Is Up!

2009-06-01T17:06:00.002-05:00

Bug Girl's Blog is the host of this months Circus of the Spineless! Plenty of insects and arachnids with a smattering of marine inverts for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy some fine nature writing and photography!

Submit your entries for next month at the Cheshire Blog. Contact Info is on this page.

Its CotS Time Again!! #38 at the Birder's Lounge!

2009-05-05T16:49:00.003-05:00

Hey! Wait a second! Don't birds eat invertebrate!? I guess the Birder's Lounge are trying to redeem themselves with a fantastic #38th edition of the Circus of the Spineless! Make sure to check it out, it has cool clickable images!

Send next month's submissions to Bug Girl, her contact info is on this webpage.

New Circus up at Living the Scientific Life!

2009-04-06T16:45:00.003-05:00

Circus of the Spineless #37 is up at Grrlscientist's blog, Living the Scientific Life!

Send next month's submissions to Birder's Lounge.

Circus of the Spineless #36 Is Up!

2009-03-02T08:29:00.003-06:00

Ed, the keeper of the Invertebrate Diaries, has the 36th edition of the Circus of the Spineless up! Head over there straight away for all your boneless entertainment.

Send in Your Circus of the Spineless Submissions!

2009-02-22T09:01:00.001-06:00

The next edition of the Circus of the Spineless will be held at the Invertebrate Diaries. Send in your submissions from this month to edwbaker at googlemail dot com by Midnight GMT Saturday, February 28th. The Circus is scheduled for Monday, March 2. Looking forward to all the de-boned articles!

Send in Circus of the Spineless #36 submissions

2009-02-06T06:57:00.002-06:00

Circus of the Spineless #35 Posted and New Badge!

2009-02-02T20:01:00.005-06:00

The 35th edition of the Circus of the Spineless is posted at The Other 95%. We are looking pretty good for hosts, but please do sign up for subsequent months after July. You can leave a comment here if you are interested in hosting!

Daniel from Biochemical Soul made this is awesome carnival badge for the Circus! He gave us full permission to use it for future Circuses. I posted the full file above and users can resize as they see fit for their posts. Thanks a ton Daniel!

The Circus is Under New Management!

2009-01-31T13:00:00.004-06:00

Hopefully the Circus of the Spineless has not left your feeds. It is my pleasure to take this masterpiece of a blog carnival over the hands of Tony G and Nuthatch and keep it going. I'm looking forward to working with the invertablogging community and keeping my favorite Circus in the run.

Please contact me at kzelnio at gmail dot com to sign up for a hosting spot or leave a comment here. I'll put together a carnival for February at The Other 95% and need your help to get the word out and line up hosts for the upcoming months. Stay tuned for the upcoming link to the CotS revival!

Sorry . . .

2008-09-15T22:06:00.001-05:00

The Circus of the Spineless has been suspended until a new host can be found. If you have an interest in taking over these duties, please contact me at hurricanetg@hotmail.com

NEW CotS

2008-08-06T10:37:00.001-05:00

Circus of the Spineless is much delayed this month because of an interminable work schedule on my part. Please send your submissions to me at hurricanetg@hotmail.com and i'll get the issue out this weekend. Sorry for the delay, and thanks for your continued support.

p.s. we have a host for September, but are looking beyond. If you're interested in hosting please drop me a line at the address above.

Circus of the Spineless #33 is Up!!

2008-06-03T07:09:00.000-05:00

Word is in from Laurent . . . Circus of the Spineless 33 has just been posted!

Check it out here:

http://seedsaside.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/circus-of-the-spineless/

And be sure to drop a thanks and congrats in the comments!!

Circus #33 Coming up!

2008-05-30T15:32:00.000-05:00

Yep, time to get those submissions of your favorite posts over to Laurent!

Edition #33 (May 2008) will be at Seeds Aside.

Your submissions should be sent to: Laurent: seedsaside (at) gmail (dot) com

Coming up

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due June 29, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus 32 needs to be keyed out!

2008-05-03T15:36:00.000-05:00

The brilliance of Deep Sea News' 32nd edition of the Circus of the Spineless is in the dichotomous key Kevin devised to get you from point A to point Z. Wish i'd come up with that. Brilliant, just brilliant!

Circus #32 is about to go online!

2008-04-29T14:58:00.003-05:00

Get your submissions off for Circus of the Spineless #32 (especially posts about the ultimate, and intelligentist, class of invertebratadudes, the Mollusca) now! The next edition will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions pronto to Kevin at kaz146 (at) psu.edu

Edition #33 will be at Seeds Aside.

Your submissions will be due May 30, 2008 and you can send them to: Laurent: seedsaside (at) gmail (dot) com

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due June 29, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #32 on the horizon!

2008-04-18T08:54:00.003-05:00

Start getting your posts ready for Circus of the Spineless #32 (especially posts about the ultimate, and intelligentist, class of invertebratadudes, the Mollusca). The next edition will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

Edition #34 will be at Gossamer Tapestry.

Your submissions will be due May 30, 2008 and you can send them to: Doug Taron at dtaron (at) gmail.com

and we're looking for hosts for May and July and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

March Circus #31 has been posted!

2008-04-02T09:44:00.002-05:00

There is a beautiful new Circus of the Spineless posted here: http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/2008/04/circus-of-spineless.html

Please go check it out and comment.

Many thanks to Jim Lemire for the wonderful work (even if it includes snail-bashing!)

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #30 has been posted!

2008-02-29T09:26:00.002-06:00

From John Beetham:

Circus of the Spineless #30 is now online. You can find the current edition here:

http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2008/02/carnival-of-spineless.html

Thanks to everyone who submitted posts for this edition of the carnival.

our next host (for March, #31) will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Submissions due for Circus #30

2008-02-27T08:49:00.004-06:00

The next issue of Circus of the Spineless is at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions pronto to empidonax(at)gmail.com

our next host (for March, #31) will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

and we're looking for hosts for May and beyond! contact tony g at hurricanetg(a)hotmail.com

Circus #29 has been posted!

2008-02-03T07:10:00.000-06:00

Circus of the Spineless #29 has been posted at Andrea's Buzzing About here. Thanks for the wonderful job!

Future Circuses will be at:

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

#32 will be at Deep Sea News http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/

send your submissions by April 29, 2008 to Kevin at kaz146(at)psu.edu

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for May and beyond!

Looking for Circus #29 Submissions!

2008-01-29T14:49:00.000-06:00

Time to get your Circus of the Spineless submissions in. Issue #29 is being hosted by Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 31, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

Future Circuses will be at:

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Catalogue hosting #28 Now!

2007-12-27T18:10:00.000-06:00

Christopher Taylor has rung up the new year with a gorgeous post for Circus of the Spineless #28 at Catalogue of Organisms. Be sure to check out all the great writing among our contributors, plus peruse Chris's superb blog, and drop off a comment or two. See you in 2008.

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Spineless #28 looking for submissions now!

2007-12-20T07:32:00.000-06:00

Hey Folks, because Chris has an early deadline, AND we'd like him to enjoy some holiday time too, the submission date for the December issue of Circus of the Spinless is December 22nd -- that's Saturday. Please send him your nominations for your favorite invert posts by then. He expects to post on December 27th.

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Spineless Circus #27 has blasted off!

2007-12-03T11:15:00.000-06:00

The creativity of Spineless hosts always surprises me. So i am with Circus #27 hosted by Patrick Belardo at The Hawk Owl's Nest. Check out his haikuish wonder here.

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 22 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

Circus #27 Time!

2007-11-28T11:00:00.000-06:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #27. Send your submissions to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com by this Sunday, so they can be posted at The Hawk Owl’s Nest

http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 22 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

#31 will be at Archaea to Zeaxanthol http://attleborobio.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by March 30, 2008 to jim.lemire(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for April and beyond!

ENV: The Circus is on!

2007-11-01T08:16:00.000-05:00

Kevin has posted a fantastic Circus of the Spineless #26 at The Other 95%. Check it out here, and let Kevin know what you think of his work!

And keep these in mind for the future . . .

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Time for Circus #26

2007-10-29T09:39:00.000-05:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #26. Send your submissions to to kaz146(at)psu.edu pronto, so we can get a peek at them at The Other 95% !

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Putting up the Big Top!

2007-09-27T23:03:00.000-05:00

Circus Time Again!

Yep! It's Time for the Circus of the Spineless #25. Send your submissions to by September 30 to thebudak(at)gmail.com by this Saturday, so they can be posted at The Annotated Budak

#26 will be at The Other 95% http://other95.blogspot.com

send your submissions by October 30 to kaz146(at)psu.edu

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Circus #24 is Up!

2007-09-01T04:46:00.000-05:00

Yep, that's two year's worth!!

Check it out at Naturalist Notebook here! Very, very nice work!

Tags: blogs, culture, science, environment, bugs

It's Circus Time Again!

2007-08-28T11:15:00.000-05:00

Yep! It's Time. Send your submissions to dpixie(at)demented-pixie.com by this Friday, so they can be posted on the newly redesigned and lovely Naturalist Notebook

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak http://budak.blogs.com/

send your submission by September 29 to thebudak(at)gmail.com

#26 will be at The Other 95% http://other95.blogspot.com

send your submissions by October 30 to kaz146(at)psu.edu

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest http://hawkowl.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by November 29 to pbelardo(at)yahoo.com

#28 will be at Catalogue of Organisms http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/

send your submission by December 30 to gerarus(at)westnet.com.au

#29 will be at Andrea’s Buzzing About: http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/

send your submissions by January 30, 2008 to araychandler(at)yahoo.com

#30 will be at A D.C. Birding Blog http://dendroica.blogspot.com/

send your submissions by February 27, 2008 to empidonax(at)gmail.com

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for March and beyond!

http://invertebrates.blogspot.com

Circus #23 is now UP!

2007-08-01T07:32:00.000-05:00

This word just in from Roger:

Hi,

Just a quick note to let you know that the 23rd edition of Circus of the Spineless is now on-line at: Words & Pictures

cheers,
Roger B.
http://pinguicula.typepad.com/blog
http://uknhb.blogspot.com

Tags: blogs, culture, science, environment, bugs, milkriverblog

Yup, it's Circus of the Spineless Time!

2007-07-25T10:25:00.000-05:00

We're on the cusp of our second anniversary already, and here to take on the penultimate version of our first fifth of a decade is Roger at Words & Pictures! Many thanks to him for stepping up to the plate for this. You can email submissions for July to him directly by the 30th. And thanks for making the Circus one of the best Carnivals online!

We’ve had some excellent bloggers step up to the plate for the next few issues. Put these on your calendar:

#24 will be at Naturalist Notebook
send your submissions by August 30 to Summer here at her gorgeous new blog

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak
send your submission by September 29 to Marcus here

#26 will be at The Other 95%
send your submissions by October 30 to Kevin here

#27 will be at The Hawk Owl’s Nest
send your submissions by November 29 to Patrick here

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for December and beyond!

all my best, tony g
milk river film, ingram, texas
http://invertebrates.blogspot.com
http://milkriver.blogspot.com
http://youtube.com/milkriverfilm

Circus of the Spineless # 22 is UP!

2007-07-02T09:49:00.000-05:00

Bev has served up a wonderful plate of invertebrate delicacies at Burning Silo for Circus of the Spineless #22. Please give it a check here, and help spread the word via your blog.

We’ve had some excellent bloggers step up to the plate for the next few issues. Put these on your calendar:

#23 will be at Words & Pictures

#24 will be at Bird Wacthers Notebook

#25 will be at The Annotated Budak

#26 will be at The Other 95%

And of course, we’re looking for hosts for November and beyond!

New hosts!

2007-06-29T18:41:00.000-05:00

Thanks very much to Bev for picking up the hosting duties for CotS #22 at Burning Silo. It'll be out in the next few days.

In the meantime we had some other wonderful volunteers step forward, and i can give you a rundown for the next three months.

#23 will be at Words & Pictures -- send your submissions by July 30 to Roger here

#24 will be at Bird Watchers Notebook -- send your submissions by August 30 to Summer here

#25 wil be at The Annotated Budak -- send your submission by September 29 to Marcus here

#26 will be at The Other 95% -- send your submissions by October 30 to Kevin here

We're about ready for CotS #22

2007-06-27T09:45:00.000-05:00

You can start sending your submissions for Circus of the Spineless #22.

Bev Wigney has offered to host this issue. You can send submissions to me or directly to her at Burning Silo

And check out the blog right here.

Please get your submissions in by Saturday evening the 30th.

We're also looking for all future hosts. First come first served, but we'll fix you up with something!

Circus #21 is UP at 10,000 Birds!!

2007-06-04T09:34:00.000-05:00

Mike Bergin has assembled another wonderful Circus for our invertebrate-loving patrons. It's over at 10,000 Birds, and you can check it out here.

Meanwhile #20 is still in a bit of limbo, because i can't post anything to my blog until some bugs get worked out.

Circus #21 needs your work!

2007-05-28T09:27:00.001-05:00

Hey Folks,

Explanations and call for submission.

First, get your submissions for Circus of the Spineless to Mike Bergin at 10,000 Birds. He's our May host and he's raring to go on this next edition.

Second, Mike let me know middle of last week that something was amiss with COTS20. Only i didn't catch on to what was going on. Any glance at my blog will clue people in to my having been gone, gone, gone for the last 8 weeks or so, and blogging has been unaccomplishable, as has email, for those who've written. Anyway, something's haywire at milkriverblog (maybe at Blogger?) and my blog is a mess, with posts and graphics disappearing, or onlye showing up as bars. i've been working on it, but so far, no luck. Anyway, issue 20, which was all graphic, will be up again as soon as i can figure out why it's not accepting it, or maybe a text version until i do. So sorry for the delay in getting your stuff out to the world. P.s., when you send stuff to Mike, don't duplicate material you already sent me!

A little more delay

2007-05-08T09:17:00.000-05:00

Sorry folks,

I was off leading field trips all weekend, and when i returned the interent was down, and has returned only intermittently. So i'm spending the day downloading submissions and will try to post tonight. Sorry for the delay.

tg

Circus of the Spineless #20 Slight Delay

2007-05-01T11:37:00.000-05:00

Our scheduled host for this month had a family death this week, and i'll be taking over. We'd like to wish Roger a peaceful week as he deals with his loss.

There was further delay because i've been leading field trips for the last five days, and have three more on the immediate horizon. So i'm asking for submissions to flow in for the next four days and i'll put #20 together this weekend. Sorry for the delay.

Submissions can be sent to me at hurricanetg(at)hotmail.com by Friday. The Circus will appear Sunday evening, May 6th at milkriverblog -- http://milkriver.blogspot.com.

Thanks for your patience!

tony g

Circus #19 is up and ready to fly!

2007-04-02T17:35:00.001-05:00

A wonderful Circus of the Spineless -- #19 to be precise -- is up at Burning Silo. Check it out here! And while you're there give Bev some props.

And if you're hungry to be a blog host, we have an opening to host the April edition. Just drop me an email here.

It's Circus Time for the Spineless

2007-03-29T15:37:00.000-05:00

Burning Silo is hosting Circus of the Spineless this month. Let’s get in some dynamite submissions by the end of the weekend and see what turns up in COTS #19. And while you’re scouting around the Silo check out this post on a Blogging BioBlitz – cool idea! http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/03/26/first-annual-blogger-bioblitz/

Please get your submissions to Bev at burning-silo(at)magickcanoe(dot)com pronto! And thanks!

We’re looking for an April and other future hosts! Let me know if you’re interested.

Touchdown! #18 is at Pharyngula!

2007-03-05T13:25:00.000-06:00

PZ Myers at Pharyngula has done another gorgeous spread of invertebrate photos and links for Circus of the Spineless #18. Check it out here. And drop PZ a note of thanks!

We're still looking for some future hosts -- as in soon!

Call for #18 Submissions

2007-02-27T13:59:00.000-06:00

P.Z. Myers, at the wonderful blog Pharyngula, is hosting Circus #18. It is due online March 5th, so get your nominations to him by the 2nd. He can be reached here.

P.s. We're looking for hosts for #20 to be posted at the end of April, and for hosts for June and beyond. If you're interested in hosting the Circus of the Spineless at your blog, please give me a shout here.

The 17th Edition is Ready For Reading!

2007-02-01T21:49:00.000-06:00

Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate brings us a fantastic 17th version of The Circus of the Spineless! Check it out here.

Circus of the Spineless #16 is Ready to View!

2006-12-30T21:43:00.000-06:00

Paul DeCelles has posted another fabulous Circus of the Spineless at The force that through . . .

Check it out here.

Circus #15 is UP and it's wonderful!

2006-12-07T07:29:00.000-06:00

The 15th edition of the Circus of the Spineless has been posted at Words & Pictures. Many, many thanks to Roger Butterfield, who not only stepped up at the last minute to host this edition, but produced an elegant and beautiful post from the 15 contributors. Be sure to visit at: http://pinguicula.typepad.com/blog/2006/12/cots15.html and then drop Roger a kudo in comments or send him a note of thanks for his time and effort.

Meanwhile Paul Decelles is already booking space for the 16th edition at The Force That Through . . . Check out his call for entries here: http://theforcethat.blogspot.com/2006/12/call-for-submissions-circus-of.html

A secondary result of our dilemma was that we had another couple of folks volunteer to host future editions. So, after December you can look forward to volumes hosted at:
#17 The Voltage Gate
#18 Pharyngula
and #19 Burning Silo

Thanks again, very much, to Roger for this edition, and to all our future hosts. If you’d like to be a future host (April and beyond) please let me know.

Circus of the Spineless #15 slight delay

2006-11-28T10:31:00.000-06:00

Hey Folks,

Our host for the November Circus of the Spineless has had to bail for personal reasons. Here's what i'd like to do. I'm going to extend the issue by a week, expecting it to go up December 7th. Please send all submissions to me at hurricanetg(at)hotmail.com

if someone would like to be the host with a week and a half to put it together please let me know -- i will forward all submissions. if more than one person would like to host -- i'll take the first for November and add the others to the queue. if no host steps up, i will gladly put together this issue to be sure it gets out. so please get me your nominations by let's say Dec 4th.

Thanks!
tony g

WOW! Circus #14 is Up!

2006-10-31T10:50:00.000-06:00

What a fantastic and beautiful Circus of the Spineless #14 we have gotten from the Neurophilosopher's Blog. Check it Out!

Circus #14 on the Way -- Submit NOW!

2006-10-22T08:40:00.000-05:00

Time to get your submissions together for Circus of the Spineless being hosted at The Neurophilsopher's Blog. Send them to MC at mmnc1974(at)googlemail.com

Circus of the Spineless #13

2006-09-27T10:01:00.000-05:00

Never in my wildest imagination would i have conceived of a Circus decorated with tattoos of our favorite critters. It's a natural though, isn't it? Tattoos and Circuses. Lucky for us, Deep Sea News is on the cusp of that very creative edge. What a fantastic new Circus of the Spineless to begin our second year! Congrats for the fine work.

Sunbeams Does the Circus!

2006-09-02T16:46:00.000-05:00

Somehow i failed to timely mention that the newest Circus of the Spineless is up. It's special because it's another rung up the ladder of excellence that every host seems to be climbing AND it's the completion of our first year. Congrats to Steve for a fine, fine issue! You can catch it at Sunbeams from Cucumbers.

Get Ready for Circus #12!

2006-08-27T14:18:00.000-05:00

Time to get your submissions together for Circus of the Spineless being hosted at Sunbeams from Cucumbers. Send them to Steve at sreuland@gmail.com

Circus #11 has been posted . . .

2006-07-31T23:14:00.000-05:00

And what gorgeous edition it is featuring screengrabs of each of the blogs! With succinct titles and links Roger has continued a Circus tradition by upping the ante for elegance of presentation. Be sure to visit at Words & Pictures.

And if that weren't enough he's created a Flickr companion Group -- you can check out Circus photos here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/spineless/.

Next month's completion of our First Full Year issue (!) will be hosted at Sunbeams from Cucumbers. Be sure to start readying your posts for a celebratory edition. And watch that blog for news from Steve about where and when to send your submissions.

Circus #10 is Up!

2006-06-30T11:05:00.000-05:00

On short notice and likely with a barrage of last minute submissions David at Science and Sensibility has put together a fantastic tenth edition of the Circus of the Spineless featuring a cool graphic linked to the various taxonomic groups. The systematic grouping is a natural so to speak but his arrangement and narrative are well thought out and sensitive. All in all it's a wonderful issue for browsing and enjoying our little obsession. Congrats David on a great issue!

Tags: Blogs, Culture, Science, Environment, Bugs, Butterflies, Snails, Circus of the Spineless

We Have a New Host!

2006-06-29T08:41:00.000-05:00

Paul Decelles, who's just completed the inaugural issue of his genetics carnival Mendel's Garden, has volunteered to be our December Circus host! Welcome Aboard Paul. Meanwhile check out his fine site at The force that through . . . and if you have something for the next Mendel's Garden check out his call for submissions.

Hosts Lined Up!

2006-06-14T17:56:00.000-05:00

Well, we've a great lineup of hosts lined up for the next five months or so, including our next (June) compendium being hosted by Science and Sensibility. Yes, that's right Circus of the Spineless goes to New Zealand! Be sure to get your submission nominations sent off to winda002(at)student.otago.ac.nz

Future Hosts (check 'em out and start writing!):
#10 Jun: Science and Sensibility
#11 Jul: Words and Pictures
#12 Aug: Sunbeams from Cucumbers
#13 Sep: Deep Sea News
#14 Oct: The Neurophilosopher's Blog
#15 Nov: Ocellated

Hosting Notes

2006-06-14T10:13:00.000-05:00

It looks like we've got hosts lined up through November! Awaiting confirmations and will post the new lineup once everyone checks in . . . meanwhile if you'd like to host sometime in the future, please drop us an email . . . tg

If you're looking to submit for the June edition, send your posts to me at hurricanetg(at)hotmail.com and i'll forward them on.

Spineless # 9 is up!

2006-05-31T07:03:00.000-05:00

Check out the mystery version of Circus of the Spineless, v.9, at Burning Silo. Whodunit?

Circus #Ocho is Up and Flying!

2006-04-30T23:30:00.000-05:00

Daniel Morgan has now posted Circus of the Spineless #8. Check it out at Get Busy Livin', or Get Busy Bloggin'!

CotS #8 In The Works!

2006-04-07T15:15:00.000-05:00

Daniel Morgan at Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Bloggin' is gearing up for Circus of the Spineless #8. Check his announcement out here and then get busy submittin'!

Circus #7 is All Keyed Up!

2006-03-31T13:36:00.000-06:00

Check out the fantastic key Matt put together for CotS #7 right here!

Circus #7 Submission time

2006-03-03T13:16:00.000-06:00

As the month works its way towards April, be certain to post something really great about our little spineless friends, and then submit a link to Matt at Research at a Snail's Pace!

Hosts needed!

2006-02-14T10:18:00.000-06:00

UPDATE: Hosts have been assigned for March and April. Anyone wanting to host after that please contact us. tg

Beginning with the March edition (which is published at the end of the month), we need hosts for the Circus. Pick a month, any month, and enjoy the hit parade that is the result of hosting this great blog carnival!

To be a host, just drop a line to: nannothemis AT gmail.com

Soliciting submissions to Circus of the Spineless #6

2006-02-13T10:13:00.000-06:00

The next edition of Circus of the Spineless will be at Science and Politics. Send your submissions to Coturnix1 AT aol.com. The month is short, so hurry.

Circus of the Spineless #5 is up!

2006-02-02T10:11:00.000-06:00

Head on over to Pharyngula for the fifth edition of Circus of the Spineless. It will leave you speechless.

Circus of the Spineless #4 is up!

2005-12-31T14:32:00.000-06:00

A Googlishious version of the Circus of the Spineless is now up at Bootstrap Analysis.

Send in your submissions to Circus #4!

2005-12-04T13:21:00.000-06:00

Nuthatch at Bootstrap Analysis is compiling submissions to COTS #4. Send your links to your own posts and photos, or links to those of others you wish to nominate to nuthatch.ba AT gmail.com. Deadline is noon on December 30, for publication on New Year's Eve, just in time to enjoy with your final festive shrimp cocktail of the year.

Circus of the Spineless #3 is UP!

2005-11-30T22:57:00.000-06:00

It's UP! A toy store of critters, just in time for Christmas! Check it out.

Well it's time for the third edition of Circus of the Spineless which is going up at Urban Dragon Hunters!

Soliciting submissions to Circus of the Spineless #3

2005-11-04T16:03:00.000-06:00

Nannothemis and Stylurus, a.k.a. Urban Dragon Hunters, anxiously await your submissions to COTS #3. Send links to your own stimulating essays and jaw-dropping photos (or links to those of others, we're not picky) to nannothemis AT gmail.com. Deadline is noon on November 29.

Number Two is online!

2005-10-31T18:26:00.000-06:00

Aydin at Snail's Tales has posted edition number two of the Circus of the Spineless. Check it out.

Soliciting submissions to Circus of the Spineless #2

2005-10-05T15:33:00.000-05:00

The second edition of Circus of the Spineless will be hosted at Snail's Tales. You can send your submissions directly to Aydin at snailstales AT earthlink.net. The deadline for this issue, which will appear on October 31, is October 29 at midnight . . . the witching hour. . . .

Thanks . . .

2005-10-05T11:59:00.000-05:00

Thanks to everyone who made the first edition of The Circus of the Spineless such a success . . .

Visitors from:
The Modulator, Blog Carnivals, The Truth Laid Bear, milkriverblog, Bird TLC, Thomasburg Walks, Neurobiology, Pharyngula, Urban Dragon Hunters, Skookum Talk, Science and Politics, TONMO, Bootstrap Analysis, Thoughts from Kansas, The House & Other Arctic Musings, 10,000 Birds, Rurality, The Questionable Authority, The Jer Zone, Night of the Kingfisher, spiderblog, The Nature Writers of Texas, Man Bytes Blog, A WhipPoorWill, Mickey’s Musings, WoodSong, Bloglines, Far Cartouche, Henry’s Webiocosm, Living the Scientific Life, milkriverblog, afarensis, Snail’s Tales, Science and Sensibility, Science and Sarcasm, Botany Photo of the Day, Ben Cruachan Blog, Raven’s Gazette, Firefly Forest Blog, and meanwhile gregor mendel labored in obscurity, Charlie’s Bird Blog, Respectful Insolence, Clicked, Worms of Endearment, A DC Birding Blog, Words & Pictures, Marine Biology Web, and The Fishbowl World’s Friends

SouthwestOdes-L, Mollusca-L, Unio-L, SouthwestLeps-L, TX-Butterfly-L, TexOdes-L, SE-Odes-L, CalOdes-L, Odonata-L, Landsnails-L, CONCH-L, Conidae-L, TX-Naturalist-L, NatureRecordists-L

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wales, and the European Union

from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan

and from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachussetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

The News You've Been Waiting For . . .

2005-09-30T05:01:00.000-05:00

Here it is!

The first edition of The Circus of the Spineless

is taking place NOW under

The Big Top at milkriverblog!

Come stop by.