And now you know the rest of the story

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (sawa, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story.

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Take the time to register (samahani, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Soma Zaidi: And now you know the rest of the story

Sehemu ya Aquamoth 2

Nilikutana na maandishi kamili ya PDF ya nakala ya nondo amphibious na nikatoa mti unaoonyesha miale ya kikundi hiki cha spishi na uwezekano wa mageuzi ya sifa za amphibious.. Inavutia kutambua sura ya kesi, na kila nondo hupatikana kwa volkano yake mwenyewe katika visiwa vya Hawaii.

Huu ni uchambuzi wa Bayesian . . . → Soma Zaidi: Sehemu ya Aquamoth 2

Jibu kwa Genius wa Vyombo vya Habari wiki iliyopita

Kwa wale wote ambao hawakupiga kura (Ninataka kudhani baadhi ya wasomaji lazima walijua utambulisho wa kiwavi wetu wa ajabu, lakini walikuwa wavivu sana kutoa maoni), hili hapa jibu (baada ya mapumziko).

. . . → Soma Zaidi: Jibu kwa Genius wa Vyombo vya Habari wiki iliyopita

Aquamoth!

Mnyama mwingine wa ajabu kutoka Hawaii – kiwavi anayeishi amphibious kabisa (iliyochapishwa Machi 22 PNAS). Wakati kuna chache majini Lepidoptera, wote wana gills kwamba kuwaweka vikwazo kwa maji (akili wewe, tunazungumzia tu juu ya hatua ya mabuu). Kama yao mkondo kunyauka, hivyo haina caterpillar. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Aquamoth!

California Spring

Spring amekuja kaskazini mwa California na nondo ni juu ya mrengo wa. Mimi alichukua safari ya haraka hadi vilima Sierra mwishoni mwa wiki na hiked up miteremko mikali juu ya Mto Kaskazini. Juu ni picha Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). Hutokea kwa kuwa wamekaa kwenye california nzuri . . . → Soma Zaidi: California Spring

Fikra ya Press, v.III

Jingine awamu ya mfululizo wangu favorite, fikra ya vyombo vya habari. Makala hii linatokana na ABC habari, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Mbali na vichwa vyao!

(picha mikopo)

monarchs wameanza spring uhamiaji wao kaskazini na unaweza hata kuona moja hivi karibuni (si kusisimua kama wewe kuishi katika FL au HI ambapo kuna wakazi mwaka mzima, au katika CA ambapo kuna tofauti matangazo overwintering). Taarifa kutoka maeneo yao ya majira ya baridi katika Mexico Hata hivyo ni mabaya; na uwezekano wa chini . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mbali na vichwa vyao!

Genius wa vyombo vya habari, sehemu ya II

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

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly ya wiki

Sio kipepeo wa kawaida – lakini huu ni muundo wa kukunja wa protini kutoka kwa homa ya hemorrhagic ya Amerika Kusini – virusi vya Machupo. The article was found on Science Daily. Kufanana kwa kushangaza na kipepeo, labda hata Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Soma Zaidi: Butterfly ya wiki

Asante, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! sawa, 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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Asante, I’m not a beetle