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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (u redu, 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 (sorry, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Opširnije: And now you know the rest of the story Podijelite ovu!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 . . . → Opširnije: Aquamoth part 2 Podijelite ovu!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).
. . . → Opširnije: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Podijelite ovu!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 (imajte na umu, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Opširnije: Aquamoth! Podijelite ovu!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 (sovice: Stiriinae). It happens to be sitting on a beautiful california . . . → Opširnije: California Spring Podijelite ovu!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. Podijelite ovu!(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 . . . → Opširnije: Off with their heads! Podijelite ovu! 2 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni)  Entomologija  Barcoding, Leptiri, Konzervacija, DNK, Entomologija, Leptiri, 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. Podijelite ovu! 2 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Loša znanost, Leptiri, Entomologija, Leptiri, Medij 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). . . . → Opširnije: Butterfly tjedna Podijelite ovu!Zato bih bio podvrgnut to. Razgovarajte o okrutnosti prema životinjama! u redu, Samo se šalim, ali ova priča je malo smiješno. U članku se navodi da su znanstvenici koristili glas Limbaugh, jer je to bilo “dostupne”, Ne zato što su ga mrzili. Pa to ispada da ne bi bilo istinito, oni su izabrali Rush . . . → Opširnije: Srećom, Nisam buba Podijelite ovu! |
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