Carnivalia

By Mike • February 1, 2009 • No comments yet

It’s alive! Circus of the Spineless is alive! In fact, if you want to be part of the next edition, you should get your best invertebrate post to the new organizer, Kevin Zelnio (kzelnio at gmail dot com) by the end of the day! And when you’re done with that, check out the inaugural edition of Carnival of the Arid. Hot stuff and not nearly as dry as you’d expect!

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