Rivers Cuomo wrote me a song. Not bad, but now I think I want that mantis costume for Halloween. And of course I am obliged to point out that earthworms are not insects…
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Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize? Del dette![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Del dette!This is something I’ve never seen before. Growing up I have always had someone give me some kitsch object with insects on them, even playing cards. Well even last year I got another insect themed tie. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) Men, they were all printed images of . . . → Les mer: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. til… Del dette!I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A traveling malaria researcher came across an “electronic mosquito repeller” for sale in his in-flight catalog. Being an intelligent man, he realized this was total and utter BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Les mer: Sunday night rant: the way things should work. Del dette! 2 kommentarer - (Kommentarer er stengt)  entomologi, Skepsis  Dowsing, JREF, Malaria, Mosquitos, Pseudovitenskap, Svindel og bedrageri, Skepsis
Kjenn denne sommerfuglen? Det er greit, ingen gjør det egentlig. Det er i slekten Apodemia (Riodinidae), men taksonomien til denne gruppen er en katastrofe… og ikke engang få meg i gang med underarten. Dette eksemplaret ble fotografert i september, betyr at det mest sannsynlig er Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Les mer: Ukens dumme sommerfugl Del dette!One of the perks of being an entomologist is traveling and collecting. I put a few thousand miles on the car every summer and these are two of the best places in Arizona to collect. The top image is from the Baboquivari Mountains (Baboquivari Peak in the middle), Brown Canyon Research Station. . . . → Les mer: I felten Del dette!Til tross for at ganske uinteressert i sommerfugler, de er pen å se på. Her er en virkelig flott video av en fyr jeg kjenner ned i sørlige CA. Hans time-lapse videoer av Lepidoptera livssyklus er ganske imponerende, og dette er spesielt vakker. Hvis du kutter til ca. 3:00 i, du vil se dusinvis . . . → Les mer: Time-lapse sommerfugler Del dette!This is an old image of mine, so it’s not perfect. If you can tell me this butterfly to species you get a high-five. If you know the subspecies, I’ll send you a new pack of #3 stainless steel pins! Only hint: It’s from the western USA. . . . → Les mer: OK butterfly people, who am I? Del dette!Så, hvordan starter jeg en ny blogg? Vanskelig spørsmål, men kanskje dette er et godt tidspunkt å vise frem en morsom ny art. Denne møll ble samlet i fjor utenfor Santa Barbara, CA. Det massive vingespennet, ved 15 mm, gjør den ganske stor for en Gelechiid-møll. Slekten, Gnorimoschema (uttales nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Les mer: Innvielses post Del dette! |
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