frivoleria A funny (but it will be then so frivolous?) as a Christmas present: the "Fail Taxonomy Index" proposed in September by Alex Wild good on his blog MYRMECOS . He suggests to measure the severity of an identification error between a species A and species B in this way: divide the number of millions of years passed since A and B have separated from their last common ancestor for the number of millions of years since chimps and humans split from their last common ancestor. Mistaking a man for a chimpanzee is equivalent to an error of 1 on the TFI. Exchange, as here, a possum with a cat is 24.6 times worse. Exchanging a bee with a wasp scores a 25.2, and in the ass to all those who are unable to do so.
Happy Holidays!
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