Item of the day: You're my Base Pair

MSOE member TwoHungryBlackbirds has a shop full of handmade goodies (I really like these felt ornaments) but I particularly like this Valentine's day card:

It says "you're my base pair" inside - how perfectly nerdy is that?

Make sure to stop by her blog for more!

December Challenge: Tiny Beaked Toad

(image credit: Conservation International via Science News who write, "Scientists discovered a new beaked toad (genus Rhinella), while on an amphibian expedition in Colombia. The toad’s coloration camouflages it on the leaves of the forest floor, where it lays eggs that hatch directly into toadlets, no tadpole stage required.")

In December, the Mad Scientists of Etsy celebrated this newly discovered tadpole-less beaked toad! Check out these hand-made challenge entries:

Tiny Beaked Toad Blank Card by TwoHungryBlackbirds








Tiny Beaked Toad Humorous Original Drawing ACEO Scientific Discovery by jvdarcy







Mr. Burns Toad, a.k.a. Tiny Beaked Toad by Cretur Fetur








beaked Toads2 by marycympc