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For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (OK, 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 (förlåt, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Läs mer: Och nu vet du resten av historien Dela detta!Jag kom över hela PDF-filen av amfibiemalartikeln och extraherade trädet som visar strålningen från denna artgrupp och den troliga utvecklingen av de amfibiska egenskaperna. Intressant att notera fallets form, och varje nattfjäril är endemisk till sin egen vulkan i Hawaiis skärgård. This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Läs mer: Aquamoth del 2 Dela detta!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).
. . . → Läs mer: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Dela detta!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. . . . → Läs mer: Aquamoth! Dela detta!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 . . . → Läs mer: California Spring Dela detta!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. Dela detta! Kommentarer är stängda  Entomologi  Dålig vetenskap, Tävling, Entomologi, Lepidoptera, Media, Taxonomi (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 . . . → Läs mer: Off with their heads! Dela detta! 2 kommentarer - (Kommentarer är stängda) Entomologi Barcoding, Fjärilar, Bevarande, DNA, Entomologi, 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. Dela detta! 2 kommentarer - (Kommentarer är stängda) Entomologi Dålig vetenskap, Fjärilar, Entomologi, 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). . . . → Läs mer: Fjäril i veckan Dela detta!Eftersom jag skulle ha utsatts för detta. Prata om djurgrymhet! OK, skojar bara, men den här historien är lite löjlig. Artikeln säger att forskarna hade använt Limbaughs röst eftersom det var det “lättillgängligt”, inte för att de hatade honom. Jo det visar sig inte vara sant, de valde Rush . . . → Läs mer: Tack och lov, Jag är inte en skalbagge Dela detta! |
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