The Bug
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Ellen Ullman |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Suspense | |
| Psychological Fiction | |
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| ID | 2380105 |
About The Bug
"The story is narrated by Roberta Walton from the perspective of 2000, remembering her first IT job as a quality-checker for Telligentsia, which she takes after a failed bid for an academic job in linguistics. . . .
Cardiff Half Marathon: Runners get engaged near finish line
... " We just got The Bug and we ve actually booked another [half marathon] in two weeks time so we can get the pace that we want, " she said...
Amateur photographer snaps pink grasshopper in Lincoln
... Mr Ward, a keen macro photographer, estimated The Bug was between 15 and 20mm in length, adding: " I didn t think much of it at first until I looked up how rare seeing one actually is...
Pigeon racing: The young fanciers keeping the sport alive
... A year-round commitment, mucking out a pigeon loft is certainly not every child s idea of fun but some young people have caught The Bug from their family...
Dad completes 1,000 days of toy car photos around the UK
... It started as a lockdown project in 2020 but he caught The Bug and it turned into a three-year project capturing images of his son s Hot Wheels miniature cars in locations from Edinburgh Castle to Buckingham Palace...
New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
... Dr Jonathan Stokes, from McMaster University, describes The Bug as " public enemy number one" as it s " really common" to find cases where it is " resistant to nearly every antibiotic"...
Music festivals where Glastonbury meets Vicar of Dibley
... " The most important thing - the musicMore than 70 Welsh unsigned artists are among the acts at this year s festival hoping to follow in the footsteps of Boy Azooga, BBC 6 Music favourites The Bug Club and Violet Skies and get a record deal after playing Devauden...
Eurovision 2023: Airbnb host tried to increase rent from £465 to over £2,000
... I just love it, I ve got The Bug, " he said...
North West Computer Museum aims to give new life to old consoles
... " The biggest buzz in the world for me would be for a young kid from Leigh to come in and check out an electronics board and then for them to get The Bug and go on to develop their own company, " he said...
Amateur photographer snaps pink grasshopper in Lincoln
By Oliver WrightBBC News
An amateur photographer has spoken of his excitement after capturing a pink grasshopper on camera.
Jak Ward, 31, spotted the garish insect in his garden in Lincoln.
Normally green or brown it is believed occasionally a genetic mutation causes them to turn pink.
Mr Ward, a keen macro photographer, estimated The Bug was between 15 and 20mm in length, adding: " I didn't think much of it at first until I looked up how rare seeing one actually is. "
" I was pretty excited and grabbed the camera and managed to get a few pictures before it jumped away, " he added.
Rachel Shaw, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust said while unusual pink grasshoppers are not uncommon in England.
" It's great to see a pink grasshopper and can be quite a surprise but they are perhaps more common than people think, " She Said .
" At This Time of year, there are always reports of pink grasshoppers. "
She Said in some grasshoppers the unusual colouration is caused by a condition called erythrism, which causes The Insect 's body to produce too much red pigment, others are juveniles that will turn greener and browner as they get older.
Professor Karim Vahed, from conservation charity Buglife, said The Meadow Grasshopper was the species in the UK with The Most pink form but Common Green Grasshoppers and Field Grasshoppers could also appear pink.
He added that, as well being easier to spot for humans, being pink " makes them less camouflaged against a green background and could make them more susceptible to being eaten by birds".
Asked about their rarity He Said : " Some sources suggest that only a few percent of The Meadow Grasshoppers in a population will be pink/purple [but] if you are in an area where the species is abundant this will obviously increase your chances of seeing one. I do see a few every year. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
