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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 (Es tut uns leid, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Weiterlesen: Und jetzt kennst du den Rest der Geschichte Teilen Sie diese!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 . . . → Weiterlesen: Aquamoth part 2 Teilen Sie diese!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).
. . . → Weiterlesen: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Teilen Sie diese! Ein Kommentar - (Kommentarfunktion ist geschlossen)  Entomologie  Wettbewerb, Entomologie, Falter, Medien 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. . . . → Weiterlesen: Aquamoth! Teilen Sie diese!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 . . . → Weiterlesen: Kalifornischer Frühling Teilen Sie diese!Ein weiterer Teil meiner Lieblingsserie, das Genie der Presse. This article comes from ABC news, Wer kann diese Raupe identifizieren?? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth. Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week. Teilen Sie diese! Kommentarfunktion ist geschlossen Entomologie Schlechte Wissenschaft, Wettbewerb, Entomologie, Falter, Medien, Taxonomie (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 . . . → Weiterlesen: Weg mit den Köpfen! Teilen Sie diese! 2 Kommentare - (Kommentarfunktion ist geschlossen) Entomologie Barcoding, Schmetterlinge, Erhaltung, DNA, Entomologie, Falter, Monarch Veröffentlicht in der Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Wer kann mir sagen, was an diesen Bildunterschriften falsch ist? Seitenscan-Guthaben: Stuart Wilson. Teilen Sie diese! 2 Kommentare - (Kommentarfunktion ist geschlossen) Entomologie Schlechte Wissenschaft, Schmetterlinge, Entomologie, Falter, Medien Nicht der typische Schmetterling – aber dies ist die Proteinfaltungsstruktur eines südamerikanischen hämorrhagischen Fiebers – das Machupo-Virus. The article was found on Science Daily. Eine verblüffende Ähnlichkeit mit einem Schmetterling, vielleicht sogar eine Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Weiterlesen: Schmetterling der Woche Teilen Sie diese!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 . . . → Weiterlesen: Dankbar, Ich bin nicht ein Käfer Teilen Sie diese! |
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