The Far Side®

The Daily Dose

Selections of classic The Far Side comics, updated daily


Wednesday, June 11, 2025

“Spiders, scorpions, and insecticides, oh my! … Spiders, scorpions, and insecticides, oh my! …”
RAY'S MICROHABITAT & GRILL
So I just took this strand of DNA, chopped it up, switched some things around, and voila--Nobel Prize city!  
Ooweee! Here comes Wendy Merkowitz... She's got a doctorate in physics and biochemistry... I'd sure like to talk to her about cell division.  
Your lab or mine?
Scientific meat markets
The Holsteins visit the Grand Canyon.
“Yeah. My boss don’t appreciate me either. To him, I’m just a gofer. ‘Igor! Go for brains! … Igor! Go for dead bodies! … Igor! Go for sandwiches!’… I dunno—give me another beer.”

Comic Collections

the far side comic collections titled 'whatever it is, it’s crawling on your shoulder' Whatever It Is, It’s Crawling on Your Shoulder

Insects and spiders: just patiently waiting for us to get off their planet.

the far side comic collections titled 'let’s start at the beginning' Let’s Start at the Beginning

Thag hit his head on a stalactite and Grog laughed; humor begins.