And now you know the rest of the story

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Kunnossa, 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 (anteeksi, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Lue lisää: And now you know the rest of the story

Aquamoth osa 2

Törmäsin koko teksti PDF amfibioajoneuvot koi artikkeli ja uutetaan puu osoittaa säteilyn tämän lajiryhmä ja todennäköisen etenemisen amfibinen piirteet. Mielenkiintoista huomata asian muoto, ja jokainen koi on endeeminen oma tulivuori Havaijin saaristossa.

Tämä on Bayes analyysi . . . → Lue lisää: Aquamoth osa 2

Vastaus viime viikon Genius of 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).

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Aquamoth!

Toinen hämmästyttävä eläin Havaijilta – täysin amfibinen toukka (julkaistiin maaliskuussa 22 PNAS). Vaikka on olemassa muutamia vedessä perhosia, ne kaikki on kidukset, että pitää ne rajoitetut veden (ota huomioon, puhumme vain toukka). Jos heidän virta ehtyy, niin tekee toukka. . . . → Lue lisää: 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 . . . → Lue lisää: California Spring

Genius of Press, 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.

Off with their heads!

(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 . . . → Lue lisää: Off with their heads!

Nero paina, part II

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

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly viikon

Not the typical butterflybut this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic feverthe Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

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Onneksi, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Kunnossa, 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 . . . → Lue lisää: Onneksi, I’m not a beetle