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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Okay, 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 (ho sento, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Llegir més: I ara ja saps la resta de la història Comparteix aquest! Un comentari - (Els comentaris estan tancats)  Entomologia  Entomologia, Interview, Mitjans de comunicació Em vaig trobar amb el PDF de text complet de l'article de l'arna amfibia i vaig extreure l'arbre que mostrava la radiació d'aquest grup d'espècies i la probable evolució dels trets amfibis.. És interessant observar la forma del cas, i cada arna és endèmica del seu propi volcà a l'arxipèlag hawaià. This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Llegir més: Part d'Aquamoth 2 Comparteix aquest!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).
. . . → Llegir més: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Comparteix aquest! Un comentari - (Els comentaris estan tancats) Entomologia Concurs, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Mitjans de comunicació 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. . . . → Llegir més: Aquamoth! Comparteix aquest!La primavera ha arribat fins al nord de Califòrnia i les arnes es troben en l'ala. Vaig prendre un viatge ràpid fins a les estribaciones de la Serra durant el cap de setmana i van caminar pels vessants costeruts per sobre de l'American River. Per sobre es representa Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). Li passa a ser assegut en un bell Califòrnia . . . → Llegir més: Califòrnia Primavera Comparteix aquest!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. Comparteix aquest! Els comentaris estan tancats Entomologia Mala Ciència, Concurs, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Mitjans de comunicació, Taxonomia (photo credit) 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 . . . → Llegir més: Off with their heads! Comparteix aquest! 2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats) Entomologia Barcoding, Papallones, Conservació, ADN, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Monarch Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Comparteix aquest! 2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats) Entomologia Mala Ciència, Papallones, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Mitjans de comunicació 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). . . . → Llegir més: De la papallona de la setmana Comparteix aquest!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Okay, 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 . . . → Llegir més: Per sort, I’m not a beetle Comparteix aquest! |
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