U issa int taf il-bqija ta 'l-istorja

Għal dawk li raw l-intervista tal-FOX mal-entomologist tal-MSU Dr. Kognat (kollox sew, għal dawk li ma għamlux, hawn hi), inti tkun interessat li tisma n-naħa tiegħu tal-istorja.

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Ħu l-ħin biex tirreġistra (skużani, huwa tedjanti imma ma stajt insibha imkien ieħor) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Aqra Aktar: U issa int taf il-bqija ta 'l-istorja

Parti Aquamoth 2

I sab il-full-test PDF tal-artiklu kamla anfibji u estratti-siġra li turi l-radjazzjoni ta 'dan il-grupp ta' speċi u l-evoluzzjoni probabbli tal-karatteristiċi anfibji. Interessanti li wieħed jinnota l-forma każ, u kull kamla hija endemika għal vulkan tagħha stess fl-arċipelagu ħawajjan.

This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Aqra Aktar: Parti Aquamoth 2

Tweġiba għall-Genius of the Press tal-ġimgħa li għaddiet

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).

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Tweġiba għall-Genius of the Press tal-ġimgħa li għaddiet

Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia 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. . . . → Aqra Aktar: 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: California Spring

Genius tal-Istampa, v.III

Ejn parti oħra tas-serje favorita tiegħi, il-ġenju tal-istampa. Dan l-artiklu ġej minn ABC news, min jista’ jidentifika dan il-caterpillar? Huwa deċiż MHUX kamla żingara.

Il-blogger tal-entomoloġija Myrmecos kellu storja simili l-ġimgħa li għaddiet.

Off b'rashom!

(kreditu tar-ritratti)

The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (mhux eċċitanti jekk tgħix fi FL jew HI fejn hemm residenti s-sena kollha, jew f'CA fejn hemm spots separati tax-xitwa). Ir-rapporti mill-lokalitajiet tax-xitwa tagħhom fil-Messiku madankollu huma diżastrużi; with possibly the lowest . . . → Aqra Aktar: Off b'rashom!

Ġenju tal-istampa, parti II

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

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Farfett tal-ġimgħa

Mhux il-farfett tipiku – iżda din hija l-istruttura li tiwi tal-proteini minn deni emorraġiku tal-Amerika t'Isfel – il-virus tas-Sintomi. The article was found on Science Daily. Xebh impressjonanti ma' farfett, forsi anke Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Farfett tal-ġimgħa

B'xorti tajba, Jien mhux ħanfusa

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! kollox sew, 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: B'xorti tajba, Jien mhux ħanfusa