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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Oke, 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 (maaf, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Baca selengkapnya: And now you know the rest of the story Berbagi ini!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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Bagian ngengat air 2 Berbagi ini!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).
. . . → Baca selengkapnya: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Berbagi ini!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. . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Aquamoth! Berbagi ini!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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: California Spring Berbagi ini!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. Berbagi ini!(kredit foto) Penguasa sudah mulai utara migrasi musim semi mereka dan Anda bahkan mungkin melihat satu segera (tidak menarik jika Anda tinggal di FL atau HI mana ada warga sepanjang tahun, atau di CA mana ada bintik-bintik overwintering terpisah). Laporan dari lokasi musim dingin mereka di Meksiko namun suram; dengan kemungkinan terendah . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Off dengan kepala mereka! Berbagi ini! 2 komentar - (komentar ditutup)  Ilmu serangga  Barcode, Kupu-kupu, Konservasi, DNA, Ilmu serangga, Lepidoptera, Raja Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Berbagi ini! 2 komentar - (komentar ditutup) Ilmu serangga Bad Sains, Kupu-kupu, Ilmu serangga, Lepidoptera, Media 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). . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Kupu-kupu dalam seminggu Berbagi ini!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Oke, 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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Thankfully, I’m not a beetle Berbagi ini! |
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