On my daily commute back to Berkeley, I have spotted this (apologies for the cruddy image). Faktiski, I’ve seen a handful of these pop up around San Francisco and it makes me want to tear my hair out every time. For those who are new to my blog, this goes back to my Genius of . . . → Lasīt vairāk: It just won’t leave me alone
 7 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti)  Entomoloģija  Slikti Zinātne, Tauriņi, Entomoloģija, Mimicry, Taksonomija Fail Wow tas ir bijis pāris nedēļas kopš mana pēdējā post, un es esmu mazliet samulsis, kam ļaujiet tai iet tik ilgi. Ko es esmu bijis līdz? Ne viss nav. Nav iespaidīgi kanalizācijas braucieni, nav jaunas sugas vai atklājumi. Patiesībā es esmu sēdējis pie mikroskopa preparēšanas dzimumorgānu vai databasing parazītisko mušas. Es ņemšu . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Laiks ir jālido Dalīties!Vēl viens ne tik grūts GOP izaicinājums, found here from the Scottish TV website. Kas vainas tālāk sniegtajam stāstam??
Dalīties!A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugs – although they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl) Dalīties!A weekend without moths can lead a lepidopterist to do crazy things. Crazy enough to photograph a spider. Over the weekend I was accompanied to the eastern Sierra by fellow insect blogger, coworker and arachnologist, Tamazs Šuts. I was on the quest for more specimens of a new Hepialidae of which you may be familiar . . . → Lasīt vairāk: A Sierran Spider Dalīties! 5 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Kolekcionēšana, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Kodes, Zirnekļi While I work on a more substantial post, you can name this butterfly – and the plant should be pretty easy too. Extra bonus if you can guess the county (state won’t be too impressive) in which I took this photo. This was pre-DSLR, but my old beat up canon point-and-shoot did manage to get . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Mid-week Mystery Dalīties!For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, PIEMĒRAM,. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Monarch Madness Dalīties! 4 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Tauriņi, Saglabāšana, Invazīvās sugas, Lepidoptera, Monarchs This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different images – and both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, tur . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Genius of the Press XI Dalīties!And while I catch up you can watch some creepy Isabella Rossellini re-enact the mating strategies of a bedbug. You should also read, if you haven’t caught it already, the excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (and my former professor) May Berenbaum. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakIB_IJnu0&feature=search] Dalīties!Pictured is a black-veined white (Aporia crataegi ssp), and it is currently being returned to the Korean Institute of Biological Resources. Loans get returned, as they should be, every day – and can even number in the thousands of specimens. I myself have a few hundred moths out on loan from a handful of . . . → Lasīt vairāk: A Disturbing New Trend? Dalīties! |
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