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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Those who garden organically may be familiar with those nematode worms that prey upon the insects and other creatures which we find unhelpful, and consequently are allies of the frogs, toads and hedgehogs that already assist our horticultural labours. Since their prey is smaller than that of toads, it is conceivable that some gardeners may believe they are some kind of ultra-bonsai amphibian:
NanoToads – These are microscopic parasites that occur in nature, in the proper Concentration the will attack and kill grubs, fungus, algae etc: as mother …
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Sadly, this is the only example I can find so we’ll have to fill up with a few Nemotoads, diving Nautilus-like to the aid of oppressed vegetables:
I got a tip back today from genefinder as well, telling me that nemotoads could sort this out, or sticky stips over the soil (still to find out what exactly …
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Can anyone recommend someone in the Richmond area who sells ladybugs, beneficial nemotoads, earthworms, and the like? Thank you! ...
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I’m not keen on using nemotoads because of a ducumentary about the damage canetoads have caused in Australia. ... (uk.people.support.depression) ...
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i asked culivator420 bout it and he gave me the idea of picking up some nemotoads or nemofrogs or wtf ever their called so i think ima try that too …
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Dozens of examples of “nematoed” on the web. A transposition in most cases, I should think, but it does makes one wonder what nema toes look like.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Nematoad seems like a legitimate eggcorn to me. Since nematodes do conjure up the image of tadpoles, the metamorphosis to “nematoad” is legit.
A baffling failure of peer review : Pharyngula
I didn’t even take a biology class in college (sorry PZ, I needed chemistry and physics). ... Creationists are far more repellent than any hagfish, spider, snake, or nematoad could …
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