Kipepeo Mdogo wa Kushangaza

Tukio la mara moja katika maisha, a bilateral gynandromorph. Kwa kifupi, hitilafu wakati wa utofautishaji wa seli huunda ruwaza za kromosomu zisizolingana, ambayo husababisha usemi wa ngono usio na usawa katika wadudu wazima. Ikiwa haujabofya kiungo hapo juu, fanya hivyo, ni maelezo bora yenye picha za kupendeza.

Rudi kwa kipepeo. I . . . → Soma Zaidi: Kipepeo Mdogo wa Kushangaza

Nondo na Mimi #11

Imetoka kuchapishwa huko Beetles in the Bush. Nenda na ukague kanivali ya hivi punde ya nondo, mkusanyiko wa blogu ambazo zimeangazia nondo kwa njia moja au nyingine katika kipindi cha mwezi mmoja hivi uliopita.

Maisha ya Hatari ya Lepidopterist

Habari kutoka India, mpiga picha wa kipepeo ametekwa nyara. Afisa wa hifadhi ya eneo hilo ambaye alikuwa akizuru mkoa wa kaskazini mashariki wa Arunachal Pradesh alichukuliwa usiku na genge la vijana waasi wenye silaha.. Juhudi za kumtafuta zimetatizwa na hali ya hewa na maeneo ya mbali. India has recently become one of the most difficult . . . → Soma Zaidi: Maisha ya Hatari ya Lepidopterist

Fikra ya Press, v. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Ndiyo, you read it here first, a positive article about entomology collections. We all need a breather after that Fox news fiasco with the Michigan State collection. The Honolulu Magazine does a really . . . → Soma Zaidi: Fikra ya Press, v. VI

Kwa wote nondo-ers

For those who are not aware, a new book hit the market at the end of last year. “The Moths of Western North America“, Powell and Opler. At only $95 it’s worth every cent (au $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Soma Zaidi: Kwa wote nondo-ers

nondo Manukato

Kutoka peremende Pericopinae. Mimi kumbukumbu video hii kwenye tovuti ya kaskazini mwa Costa Rica miaka michache iliyopita. Nilipofika chini kuchukua nondo hii, ilikuwa ni vigumu kuepuka noticing tabia. nondo, Chetone ngulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((kutumika kwa kuwa Arctiidae)), ina kawaida ya kujihami utaratibu wa kundi hili – they . . . → Soma Zaidi: nondo Manukato

Sanaa ya Goose Chase

Kwa mwishoni mwa wiki minne iliyopita sasa Nimekuwa kwenye Goose baada, kwa nondo moja, Speedy Heliolonche. Ni nzuri ndogo Noctuidae na forewings pinkish na hindwings stunning machungwa-nyekundu. Ni si mara nyingi sana wamekutana na tu kupatikana pamoja kaskazini mwa California ni kati ya mlima kulisha juu Malacothrix floccifera – CA endemic maua. Kila safari . . . → Soma Zaidi: Sanaa ya Goose Chase

Jamii tahadhari

Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jamii tahadhari

New Technique Page!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

Jinsi mimi kuweka mwenyewe busy

Nimekuwa busy kueneza microleps juu ya siku chache zilizopita, na hapa ni uteuzi ndogo kutoka safari yangu majira ya joto kukusanya. Bado kuwa na angalau mwingine 200 kabla ya kwenda kuambukizwa hadi juu ya backlog yangu. Mimi ni kazi ya kufafanua tu jinsi ya kuenea nondo haya… hivyo kukaa tuned.

2009 ilikuwa wakati wa kubwa. I . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jinsi mimi kuweka mwenyewe busy