History of Weekdays: Anglo-Saxon Version

[Borek]

Better?

Much better

 

[nismaratwork]

Ok...

How about the Entomology of weekdays?

Sunday (Scorpionfly Sunday) = [PLAIN]http://insects.tamu.edu/images/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/mecoptera/panorpidae/panorpa_nuptialis_adult_lateral_m_02.jpg

Monday (Moth Monday) = [URL]http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/emperor-moth-22235.jpg[/URL]

Tuesday (Tick Tuesday) = [PLAIN]http://www.sierrapotomac.org/W_Needham/Pictures/Wood_Tick_040307.jpg

Wednesday (Wasp Wednesday) = [URL]http://www.naturfoto-cz.de/photos/krasensky/wasp-0071.jpg[/URL]

Thursday (Thrip Thursday) = [PLAIN]http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/images/Biosecurity_GeneralPlantHealthPestsDiseaseAndWeeds/Sunflower-Thrips-500.jpg

Friday (Flea Friday) = [URL]http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/pictures22/flea.jpg[/URL]

Saturday (Silverfish Saturday) = [PLAIN]http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/images/DK1018_1.jpg

 

[waht]

That's totally awesome.

 

[Norman]

Ok...

How about the Entomology of weekdays?

Sunday (Scorpionfly Sunday) = [PLAIN]http://insects.tamu.edu/images/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/mecoptera/panorpidae/panorpa_nuptialis_adult_lateral_m_02.jpg

Neat picture. What's extra weird is that what looks to the stinger, is actually the male genitalia (at least according to wikipedia). CRAZY.

Kinda offtopic, but I found it funny.

 

[nismaratwork]

I was feeling punnish. :tongue2:Norman: You're right and wrong... in a male it's genitalia, and in a queen it's an ovipositor. However, in an infertile female (akin to a drone bee) it's a modified ovipositor we call a stinger. I believe the evolution from ovipositor to stinger is fairly well established from wasps through ants (their descendants).

I will say this however... the term "scorpion bug" is a catch-all for a family of insects, some of which do NOT have a sting, but are grouped by the obvious morphology. It may be the picture I used is of a stingless specimen.

 

[drizzle]

I thought Tsuesday was named after Tsu.

And Moonday was named after Moonbear.

If not, then they should be. We should have a day named after each of the PF sisters.

I guess Everyday for Evo?

 

[Evo]

And then there are weeks that don't have 7 days. I can't even find the concept of week for most American Indian tribes, they just used a lunar calandar with ceremonial days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week

 

[Evo]

I guess Everyday for Evo?

<sticks more GOOBF cards into Drizzle's computer for thinking of poor old Evo>

 

[nismaratwork]

And then there are weeks that don't have 7 days. I can't even find the concept of week for most American Indian tribes, they just used a lunar calandar with ceremonial days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week

Yep, and before the Greek week (rimshot), you had Proto-Phoenician, which came from Egyptian... and that was a 10 day week. Really, you have to appreciate the Hebrew and Gregorian calenders.