Genius of the Press X

This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, ಟೆಕ್ಸಾಸ್.

I don’t know the true provenance of this image, but it came my way from Omar Bocanegra via Mike Quinn on the Texas Lepidoptera list-serv.

Muppet Monsters

I stumbled upon (not on stumbleupon) these colored SEM images on the Telegraph webpage today. I especially love this image of a Calliphoridae larva (Protophormia sp.) that seems more out of a C-rated science fiction movie than nature. It reminds me of both a freakish Star Wars character and a Muppet at the same . . . → ಓದಿ: Muppet Monsters

Butterfly Porn

Here is a hill-topping male Papilio zeliacon, or Anise swallowtail. This butterfly is widespread in the western Pacific states and is probably much more common than it once was. After the introduction of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), and subsequent escape from horticulture, the anise swallowtail took hold as a common California butterfly. Perhaps before this . . . → ಓದಿ: Butterfly Porn

ಹೌದು, Republicans Must Hate Me Too.

Over on Myrmecos Alex Wild just brought to my attention a rather personal attack from a pair of republican senators (Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and John McCain, R-Ariz). Once again I started to comment, but given how close to home this hits, I felt a longer winded diatribe approaching

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ, my job is a giant waste . . . → ಓದಿ: ಹೌದು, Republicans Must Hate Me Too.

Pointless news, this time from Nature

Fresh off the desk of the Nature News is a feature pondering a world without mosquitos (or -toes). How is this news? Perhaps there is some new vector control we all need to hear about! ಬಾವಿ, check out the article from the latest edition of Nature titledA World Without Mosquitoes“. I originally came . . . → ಓದಿ: Pointless news, this time from Nature

ನಾನು ಚಾರ್ಜ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಬೇಕು

ಸರಿ, maybe not. But I did get a little jealous when I came across this article where I discovered a local San Francisco artist who is charging $60 a pop forinsect spreading classes”. I wonder how many really show up to the monthly class? This just in, Chris Grinter is offering an insect spreading . . . → ಓದಿ: ನಾನು ಚಾರ್ಜ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಬೇಕು

ಪ್ರೆಸ್ IX ನ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ

ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಜೀನಿಯಸ್ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪರಿಮಾಣ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೇವಲ ಸಮಯ. ಯಾರು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದೋಷ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ? ಮಂಜೂರು, California ದರ ಚಲಿಸುವ ವೆಬ್ಸೈಟ್ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಭಾಗವನ್ನುತೆರೆದು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಉನ್ನತ ದರ್ಜೆಯ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮದ ಒಂದು ಮೂಲ…

ಈ ಸಮಯ, ಒಂದು ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಜೊತೆ

ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಉತ್ತರ ರಸ್ತೆ ಟ್ರಿಪ್ ಕೆಲವು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಇದಾಹೊ ಈ ಸಮಯ. ಹೊಸ ಮೆಡೋಸ್ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಜೀವನದ ದಪ್ಪ ಹೂವುಗಳ ಜಾಗ ಸರಿ ಹೊರಗೆ. ಇದು ನಾನು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ದಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಆಗಿತ್ತು, ಮತ್ತು ಸಹ ರಸ್ತೆ tripper ಪೀಟರ್ ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು ಈ ಪತ್ತೆ . . . → ಓದಿ: ಈ ಸಮಯ, ಒಂದು ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಜೊತೆ

ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಾರ್

ಪೂರ್ವ Lassen ಕೌಂಟಿ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ ನೆವಾಡಾ ಗಡಿ ಅಪಾರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜುನಿಪರ್ ಬೆಟ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, there are herds ofwildhorses, sheep and cattle. Par for the course, the only flowering plant around was horehound (Marrubium vulgare). Despite the non-native flora and (semi)mega-fauna, the insects were still at home. Being the only nectar source, the small . . . → ಓದಿ: ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಾರ್

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಅರಿಜೋನ

A few months ago I was out collecting in western Arizona and failed to follow through with any images or updates on that trip. ಬಾವಿ, it was a success and well worth the miles to get there! I was searching for a Crambid moth in the mountains of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (special thanks . . . → ಓದಿ: ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಅರಿಜೋನ