Showing posts with label Spotted boxfish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spotted boxfish. Show all posts

7/12/2010

Ready for genetically modified salmon?

Ready or not, America, here it comes: the US FDA is about to okay genetically modified salmon for our suppers.

Well, since salmon is my very very favorite fish for dinner and since Frankentein food is one of my worst nightmares, I am decidely not dreaming of GM salmon on my din din menu. And their increased size is hardly the issue.

In fact, this sounds like a lousy gene-altering idea to me.

How does it sound to you, little Spotted boxfish?



(He doesn't look remotely interested, does he? But every salmon-eating bi-ped should be.)

1/02/2006

Spotted boxfish

Here's a drawing in honor of the Ostracion meleagris of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, aka, the Spotted Boxfish. Or at least we can HOPE there are still a few of them in existence, can't we? t