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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Labi, 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 (atvainojos, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Lasīt vairāk: And now you know the rest of the story Dalīties!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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Aquamoth part 2 Dalīties!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).
. . . → Lasīt vairāk: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Dalīties!Vēl viens pārsteidzošs dzīvnieks no Havaju salām – pilnīgi desanta kāpurs (publicēta martā 22 PNAS). Lai gan ir maz ūdens Lepidoptera, visi no tiem ir žaunas, kas uztur tos attiecina tikai uz ūdens (prātā, jūs, mēs runājam tikai par kāpuru stadijā). Ja viņu straume izžūst, tāpēc nav kāpurs. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Aquamoth! Dalīties!Kalifornijas ziemeļos ir atnācis pavasaris, un spārnos ir kodes. Nedēļas nogalē es ātri braucu uz Sjerras pakājē un devos pārgājienā pa stāvajām nogāzēm virs Amerikas upes.. Augšpusē ir attēlots Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). Gadās, ka sēž uz skaistas Kalifornijas . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Kalifornijas pavasaris Dalīties!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. Dalīties! Komentāri ir slēgti  Entomoloģija  Slikti Zinātne, Izcīņa, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Mediju, Taxonomy (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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Nost ar galvām! Dalīties! 2 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Barcoding, Tauriņi, Saglabāšana, DNS, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, 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. Dalīties! 2 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Slikti Zinātne, Tauriņi, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Mediju Ne tipisks tauriņš – bet tas ir proteīns locīšanas struktūra no Dienvidamerikas hemorāģisko drudzi – Machupo vīruss. The article was found on Science Daily. Pārsteidzoša līdzība ar tauriņš, varbūt pat Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Tauriņš nedēļas Dalīties!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Labi, 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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Par laimi, I’m not a beetle Dalīties! |
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