All my friends are insects

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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The genius of the press

Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what thoseflowersactually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctlyor maybe some awesome prize?

A little morning music

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Eu vou te dar o meu Ken Griffey Jr. por…

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.) Mas, they were all printed images of . . . → Leia mais: Eu vou te dar o meu Ken Griffey Jr. por…

Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A viagem pesquisador malária deparei com um “repeller mosquito eletrônicos” para venda no seu catálogo em voo. Sendo um homem inteligente, ele percebeu que este era total e absoluta BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Leia mais: Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

Buttefly estúpido da semana

Conheça esta borboleta? Está certo, ninguém realmente faz. É no gênero apodemia (Riodinidae), mas a taxonomia deste grupo é um desastre… e nem sequer me fale sobre as subespécies. Este espécime foi fotografado em setembro, o que significa que é mais provável que seja apodemia mormo (Necessita de ter um) com base . . . → Leia mais: Buttefly estúpido da semana

In the field

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. . . . → Leia mais: In the field

Borboletas de lapso de tempo

Apesar de ser bastante desinteressada em borboletas, eles são muito de olhar para. Aqui é realmente um grande vídeo por um cara que eu conheço no CA Southern. Seus vídeos de lapso de tempo dos ciclos de vida dos Lepidoptera são bastante impressionantes, e este em particular é bonito. Se você cortar a cerca de 3:00 em, você vai ver dezenas . . . → Leia mais: Borboletas de lapso de tempo

OK butterfly people, who am I?

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.

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Inaugural post

Assim, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Leia mais: Inaugural post