“The intricate and different life cycles of both male and female root-heads, and the great behavioral sophistication shown by the female in reconfiguring a host crab as a support system, all underscore the myopia of our conventional wisdom in regarding rhizocephalans as degenerate parasites because the adult anatomy of internal roots and external sac seem so simple.” DifferentSeemsSimpleSupportAdultsFemaleRootsMalesInternalsCyclesHostConventionalAnatomyIntricateDegeneratesSophisticationParasitesConventional WisdomCrabsSupport SystemsDifferent LifeMyopia Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms
“Studies have shown that the terms girl and lady have pejorative connotations: They conjure images of someone weaker and lazier; someone more nervous, afraid, dependent, immature, and inconsiderate; someone less sexy, intelligent, and certainly less charismatic than 'woman.' Indeed, the term woman is overwhelmingly interpreted as more favorable and is most often used to describe adult females who deserve respect.” UsedGirlTermStudyAdultsDeserveFemaleIntelligentSexyNervousDependentImmatureCharismaticConnotationInconsiderate Author:Pat Heim
“Rearing a family is probably the most difficult job in the world. It resembles two business firms merging their respective resources to make a single product. All the potential headaches of that operation are present when an adult male and an adult female join to steer a child from infancy to adulthood.” WorldChildrenTwoJobsDifficultProductsAdultsResourcesFemaleMalesFirmOperationsAdulthoodSteersInfancyHeadacheMerging Book:The new peoplemaking Source: The new peoplemaking
“I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I've found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends.” MeanWould BeGuyGirlFoundPeriodsAdultsFemaleImportanceMalesGuy FriendFemales And Males Author:Zooey Deschanel
“I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk.” WayStillsTwoMotherThreeHouseGrewConversationGrew UpAdultsFemaleCatMalesGrandmotherBuzzMother GrandmotherFemale FriendsThree Sisters Author:James Patterson
“Obviously, as an adult I realize this girl-on-girl sabotage is the third worst kind of female behavior, right behind saying "like" all the time and leaving your baby in a dumpster.” KindFunnyGirlRealizingBehindsWorstBabyBehaviorAdultsFemaleThirdsLeavingFeministWittySabotageThis GirlBossypantsDumpsters Book:Bossypants Source: Bossypants