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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (OK, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7f52y4Nq4E&feature=player_embedded] Take the time to register (jammer, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Lees meer: And now you know the rest of the story Deel hierdie!I came across the full-text PDF of the amphibious moth article and extracted the tree showing the radiation of this species group and probable evolution of the amphibious traits. Interesting to note the case shape, and each moth is endemic to its own volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago. This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Lees meer: Aquamoth deel 2 Deel hierdie!For all those who abstained from voting (I want to assume some readers must have known the identity of our mystery caterpillar, but were too lazy to comment), here is the answer (after the break).
. . . → Lees meer: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Deel hierdie!Another amazing animal from Hawaii – a completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (mind you, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Lees meer: Aquamoth! Deel hierdie!Die lente het na Noord-Kalifornië gekom en motte is op die vlerk. Ek het die naweek 'n vinnige rit tot by die Sierra-heuwels geneem en teen die steil hange bokant die Amerikaanse rivier gestap.. Hierbo is Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). Dit sit toevallig op 'n pragtige Kalifornië . . . → Lees meer: Kalifornië Lente Deel hierdie!Yet another installment of my favorite series, the genius of the press. This article comes from ABC news, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth. Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week. Deel hierdie! Kommentaar gesluit  Entomologie  Slegte wetenskap, Wedstryd, Entomologie, Lepidoptera, media, Taksonomie (Foto krediet) Die monarge het hul lente migrasie noord begin, en jy kan selfs sien die een gou (nie opwindend as jy in FL of HI woon waar daar die hele jaar deur inwoners, of in CA waar daar aparte oorwinterende kolle). Verslae van hul winter plekke in Mexiko is egter somber; met moontlik die laagste . . . → Lees meer: Af met hul koppe! Deel hierdie! 2 kommentaar - (Kommentaar gesluit) Entomologie Barco, skoenlappers, Bewaring, DNA, Entomologie, Lepidoptera, Monarch Gepubliseer in die Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Wie kan vir my sê wat fout is met hierdie onderskrifte? Bladskandering krediet: Stuart Wilson. Deel hierdie! 2 kommentaar - (Kommentaar gesluit) Entomologie Slegte wetenskap, skoenlappers, Entomologie, Lepidoptera, media Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Lees meer: Butterfly of the week Deel hierdie!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! OK, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it was “readily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → Lees meer: Gelukkig, Ek is nie 'n kewer nie Deel hierdie! |
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