Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction » Insects & Spiders http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory Sun, 06 May 2012 00:13:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Flies by Daniel Pearlman http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/flies-by-daniel-pearlman/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/flies-by-daniel-pearlman/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:15:09 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=2179 Title: Flies

Author: Daniel Pearlman

Length: short story

First Publication: The Final Dream and other Fictions collection, 1995

What the Story is About: When men go to war, the only winners in the end are the flies.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/flies-by-daniel-pearlman/feed/ 0 The Deimos Plage by Charles Sheffield http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-deimos-plage-by-charles-sheffield/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-deimos-plage-by-charles-sheffield/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:49:55 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=2108 Title: The Deimos Plague

Author: Charles Sheffield

Length: short story

First Publication: Stellar Anthology, 1978

What the Story is About: The narrator saves the colony on Mars with the help of two pigs and a heap of luck.

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Author: Julie Jansen

Length: short short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2008 doi:10.1038/453696a;

What the Story is About: Some invasive species are both beautiful and deadly.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/morpho-sanguinalis-by-julie-jansen/feed/ 0 The Patter of Tiny Feet by Guy Riddihough http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-patter-of-tiny-feet-by-guy-riddihough/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-patter-of-tiny-feet-by-guy-riddihough/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:20:16 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=2080 Title: The Patter of Tiny Feet

Author: Guy Riddihough

Length: short short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2007 doi:10.1038/4491088a

What the Story is About: Could the world be finally rid of roaches?

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Author: Anatoly Belilovsky

Length: short short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2011 doi:10.1038/480144a

What the Story is About: A metamorphosis – for love.

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Author: Mark W. Moffett

Length: short short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2012 doi:10.1038/482434a

What the Story is About: A field entomologist observes some unusual (and delicious) ant behavior.

For some more ant science, listen to this interview with Moffett: “Tracking a ‘Sisterhood’ of travelling ants”

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/picnic-with-ants-by-mar-moffett/feed/ 0 The Cartographer Wasps and The Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/cartographer-wasps-anarchist-bees-e-lily-y/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/cartographer-wasps-anarchist-bees-e-lily-y/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:05:12 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1911 Title: The Cartographer Wasps and The Anarchist Bees

Author: E. Lily Yu

Length: short story

First Publication: Clarkesworld Magazine, 2011

Awards: 2011 Nebula Nomination, 2012 Hugo finalist

What the Story is About: More fantasy than science fiction, this is the story of a colony of intelligent wasps that expand their territory in that of a bee colony and the political machinations that ensue.

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Author: Tony Ballantyne

Length: short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2009

What the Story is About: What does it mean when the ants ordered Chinese take out?

Note: story is a pdf file

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Author: Robert Guffey

Length: short story

First Publication: Flurb, 2010

What the Story is About: What could have happened after they shot down Kong.

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Author: Danny Rubin

Length: short story

First Publication: Flurb, 2010

What the Story is About: A strange creature lives in the walls.

Nobody knows exactly what happened in that laboratory so many years ago. Still, it’s not difficult to imagine, given that Kim and Aldo could afford to go nowhere else at the time, and the lab staff, although highly competent did have a tendency towards sloppiness. Had somebody said, “Let me just have one more look around before we close up for the holidays,” that one petri dish would never have been left out on the counter over the weekend.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-palmetto-man-by-danny-rubin/feed/ 0 Blood Dauber by Ted Kosmatka & Michael Poore http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/blood-dauber-by-ted-kosmatka-michael-poore/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/blood-dauber-by-ted-kosmatka-michael-poore/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:14:59 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1490 Title: Blood Dauber

Author: Ted Kosmatka & Michael Poore

Length: short story

First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, 2009

Awards: Selected for the 2009 Locus Recommended Reading List

What the Story is About: “The animals hate you. You get used to that, working at a zoo. Over time, it becomes a thing you can respect. ”

Note: this is only the first part of the story. You’ll have to purchase a copy of the magazine to read the rest.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/blood-dauber-by-ted-kosmatka-michael-poore/feed/ 1 A Lovely Little Christmas Fire by Jeff Carlson http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/a-lovely-little-christmas-fire-by-jeff-carlson/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/a-lovely-little-christmas-fire-by-jeff-carlson/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:40:13 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1409 Title: A Lovely Little Christmas Fire

Author: Jeff Carlson

Length: short story

First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, 2009

What the Story is About: “a jolly biotech-and-special-weapons adventure set in Missoula, Montana, where our heroine Julie Beauchain returns with her sidekick Thomas Highsong for another unique, sexy, mayhem-filled caper”

Note: Audio version only.

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