এবং এখন আপনি বিবরণ বাকি জানি

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (ঠিক আছে, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story.

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Take the time to register (দুঃখিত, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → আরো পড়ুন: এবং এখন আপনি বিবরণ বাকি জানি

Aquamoth অংশ 2

আমি উভচর মথ নিবন্ধটি পুরো টেক্সট পিডিএফ জুড়ে এসেছিল এবং উভচর বৈশিষ্ট এই প্রজাতির দলের বিকিরণ এবং সম্ভাব্য বিবর্তন দেখাচ্ছে গাছ নিষ্কাশিত. কেস আকৃতি নোট আকর্ষণীয়, এবং প্রতিটি মথ হাওয়াইয়ান দ্বীপমালা নিজস্ব আগ্নেয়গিরি হয় কবলিত.

This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → আরো পড়ুন: Aquamoth অংশ 2

Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

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).

. . . → আরো পড়ুন: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia 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. . . . → আরো পড়ুন: Aquamoth!

California Spring

Spring has come to northern California and moths are on the wing. I took a quick trip up to the Sierra foothills over the weekend and hiked up the steep slopes above the American River. Above is pictured Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). It happens to be sitting on a beautiful california . . . → আরো পড়ুন: California Spring

প্রেস প্রতিভা, v.III

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.

তাদের মাথা দিয়ে বন্ধ!

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The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → আরো পড়ুন: তাদের মাথা দিয়ে বন্ধ!

Genius of the press, part II

Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, শীত 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

সপ্তাহের প্রজাপতি

সাধারণ প্রজাপতি নয় – কিন্তু এটি একটি দক্ষিণ আমেরিকান হেমোরেজিক জ্বর থেকে প্রোটিন ভাঁজ গঠন – মাচুপো ভাইরাস. The article was found on Science Daily. একটি প্রজাপতি একটি আকর্ষণীয় সাদৃশ্য, এমনকি একটি Hesperiidaeও হতে পারে (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → আরো পড়ুন: সপ্তাহের প্রজাপতি

ধন্যবাদ, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! ঠিক আছে, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it wasreadily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → আরো পড়ুন: ধন্যবাদ, I’m not a beetle