I’ve known for a while that beetles and other inverts occasionally have vertebrates on their menu, but I didn’t really know how large of an animal they could subdue! Even when the odd mantis grabs a hummingbird the size difference is not as substantial as is shown below. This impressive video was . . . → Citeste mai mult: Ia asta, vertebratelor!
 7 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise)  Entomologie  Gandaci, Entomologie, Mass-media, Non-Insecte, Predation
Hopa, este aproape marți! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. Asterii erau groși în văile de sub Sierra acoperită cu zăpadă, iar moliile erau din belșug. . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Colectare, Entomologie, Flori, lepidoptere, Molii, Fotografie Bine, not an insect…
For the next three weeks my colleagues from the Arachnology lab at the California Academy of Sciences are in the Philippines! (no, not jealous at all…) The trip is part of the CAS Hearst expedition, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey . . . → Citeste mai mult: Arahnologii au aterizat Trimiteți acest! 4 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Academia de Științe din California, Colectare, Filipine, Păianjenii
Who can tell me what’s wrong below? Not only is it the obvious photo problem, but the author of the article takes some logical leaps to support his premise. Who can tell me what his logical fallacies are? I won’t link to the entire article quite yet because a well known Lepidopterist has already . . . → Citeste mai mult: Genius of the Press XVIII Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie, Scepticism Concurs, Entomologie, LBAM, Erorile logice, Molii, Scepticism Merope tuber New to the web this week is an excellent resource on the Mecoptera of North America. Dr.. Norm Penny has put together an illustrated guide to all the North American species with habitus and genitalia images. While not very diverse, the Mecoptera prove to be an enigmatic and fascinating . . . → Citeste mai mult: Mecoptera of North America Trimiteți acest! 4 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Academia de Științe din California, Entomologie, Identificare, Mecoptera
Masculin – Marin Headlands Like so many other urban animals, the Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) is one that is gravely imperiled. This small blue lives in tiny fragments of habitat alongside multi-million dollar development in and around the San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Citeste mai mult: Fluturele albastru de misiune Trimiteți acest! 3 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Specii pe cale de dispariție, lepidoptere, Misiune Albastru, Fotografie
Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, but I think it’s a shame we have popularized such a grim character. Above is a much more cheery Neotropical Arctiinae from French Guiana that looks like it’s sporting a clown face. Sadly this isn’t my photograph, dar . . . → Citeste mai mult: Sunday Moth Trimiteți acest! 4 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Colectare, France, French Guiana, lepidoptere, Molii, Fotografie, Tropics A few weeks ago I was invited to join a Berkeley entomology class out in the field for the weekend. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; one of the newest reserves to the University of California system located just outside of San Jose on Mount Hamilton (map below). It was a . . . → Citeste mai mult: Rezervația Blue Oak Ranch Trimiteți acest! Comentariile sunt închise Entomologie Gandaci, Berkeley, Entomologie, Molii, Fotografie, Păianjenii, University of California Bine – a few apologies for not having full images *yet* of the larvae in question (I will in a few days!). Over the weekend I was out with a group of Berkeley students on Mount Hamilton and PhD candidate Meghan Culpepper collected a few species of Scaphinotus and a some larvae! So the specimen . . . → Citeste mai mult: Mystery Revelaed Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Gandaci, Coleoptera, Concurs, Entomologie, Scaphinotus, Snail, Specie
A venit peste acest tip în timp ce în domeniul ieri, ce se petrece aici? Punctele acordate pentru Ordinul / Familie / Genus – dar chiar și experți în acest grup nu pot da seama specia destul de încă.
(everyone in the field with me should hold . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni mister Trimiteți acest! |
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