Word: palmers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Insignificant as the question may seem, it has puzzled entomologists for years. Are the protuberances weapons? Are they decorations for attracting the opposite sex? Indeed, do they serve any purpose at all? Timothy Palmer, a young scientist at Britain's Imperial College Field Station, outside London, decided to settle the matter once...
...subject, Palmer turned to Typhoeus typhoeus, commonly known as the minotaur beetle. Barely larger than a pebble, this long, shiny black bug is found throughout sandy areas of Europe, where it feeds mainly on rabbit, sheep or deer droppings. It is named for its three distinct horns-two large ones separated by a smaller one-that project threateningly from the male of the species...
...Palmer constructed an artificial burrow with viewing glasses on either side like a child's ant farm. Then he introduced several female beetles, plus a single horned male. For hours he watched as the little bugs burrowed, scrounged for food and copulated. But the male never used his horns...
Injuries notwithstanding, the kickoff will take place at alumni-filled Palmer Stadium at 1:30 today. And about two hours after that, one squad will leave the field with a lock on the Ivy cellar, the other with an outside shot at the league crown...
HARVARD at PRINCETON--This is a funny game each year. The Tigers have upset title-contending Harvard teams at the Stadium twice in the last four years. But then again, how often has Princeton won at Palmer Stadium the last couple seasons? Quite frankly, Larry Brown is due. Harvard 45, Princeton 16, and if I'm wrong, why not be wrong...