November Comment Contest!

For the month of November we’re doing something special… a comment contest!

We want to liven up the conversations here on the blog, and to do that we need your participation! To enter the contest, all you have to do is post a comment here on the blog. At the end of the month, the user who has commented the most will win a prize. Second place goes to the commenter who makes the most insightful and quality comment that furthered discussion (determined by number of responses, comment likes, and editor discretion). Only substantive comments that add to the discussion will be counted (e.g., single word or letter posts will not count, and off topic comments will not count).

What will you win???

The winners will get to choose the next organism featured on our Life in the City stickers drawn by Kristin. We will also send you some sweet swag featuring the organism you chose (stickers and more!).

So get to it, starting here! Let us know that you’ll be participating by telling us what urban organism you would pick if you win!

 

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10 responses to “November Comment Contest!”

  1. Kristin Thompson Avatar
    Kristin Thompson

    I’m struggling to choose between red fox or grey squirrel. I study urban grey squirrels, so I guess it’s got to be them! I’m in the U.K. where both species are pretty abundant in urban areas, with both seemingly successful at adapting to life close to humans. I think for many people living in urban areas these are the mammals they are most likely to see.

    1. Kristin Winchell Avatar

      Good point, at least in the Northern Hemisphere squirrels are probably the most ubiquitous urban mammal. I would love to have a squirrel sticker!

  2. Cleo Falvey Avatar
    Cleo Falvey

    If I win I think we should put cane toads on the sticker because they can often be found in urban areas, they’re super cool, super invasive, and one of my favorite heros!

    1. Kevin Aviles-Rodriguez Avatar
      Kevin Aviles-Rodriguez

      Agreed, plus they look very dignified in their posturing

  3. gaillangellotto Avatar

    Team invertebrate. I would choose the ligated sweat bee (Halictus ligatus), one of the most common bees in urban gardens across the US.

    1. lindsaymilesphd Avatar
      lindsaymilesphd

      I second that motion! We have far too many vertebrates, not enough invert love.

  4. J. Richardson Avatar
    J. Richardson

    The beautifully charismatic favorites like rats, cockroaches & bed bugs!

  5. Meredith Kernbach Avatar
    Meredith Kernbach

    Definitely the house sparrow- they’re reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, succeed in urban habitats, and are actively expanding their range.

  6. 2piu1 Avatar

    House mouse for me! 🙂

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