Kärbsed võib olla (tegelikult) jahe

Klaas klettii: Fotod aprilliks Nobile, CAS

Enamasti kärbsed ei ole putukas ma saan liiga elevil. Siiski, mõistatusliku pere Acroceridae on erand. Ma alustan jagada mõningaid huvitavaid perekondade aeg-ajalt – morfoloogia pere on hämmastavalt mitmekesine. Enamik minu päeva . . . → Loe edasi: Kärbsed võib olla (tegelikult) jahe

Genius of the Press XVII

Usually I come across horrible entomology articles regularly enough that I save a backlog for future series. This hasn’t been the case over the last few weeks, I haven’t come across the normal array of terrible media crud. Maybe I just get jaded and stop looking as carefullybut this week I even came . . . → Loe edasi: Genius of the Press XVII

Moth on väljas Catalina

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Homme hommikul olen maha 10 päev kogudes reisi alla Catalina Island. Olen olnud õnn olla kutsutud liituma Dr. Jerry Powell UC Berkeley kohta ööliblikas uuring, ja see on minu esimene kord ükskõik saared. . . . → Loe edasi: Moth on väljas Catalina

Nature bites back

Apparently something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, enough so that they are building webs over the vent systems of the 4 cylinder vehicles (and not the 6!). The problem has been deemed aspider infestationby the car company, ja . . . → Loe edasi: Nature bites back

Kõige pisemad ööliblikad

The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest knownCoscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Loe edasi: Kõige pisemad ööliblikad

Monarhidega on kõik korras

Shockingly, stunningly, amazingly; monarhid on tagasi (kuid mitte kaasnäitleja Julianne Moore). Korras, see pole nii hämmastav; I pretty much predicted this would be the case last March when everyone was running around terrified because the butterflies hit an all time low (since counting started in 1993). Actually I believe I saidI will . . . → Loe edasi: Monarhidega on kõik korras

Genius of the Press XVI

A softball for this GOP challenge. This image comes care of the Victoria Advocate (TX paper) – with a poorly written article about butterflies. This image flop is pretty easy, but for extra points who can tell me what else is incorrect in the text?

 

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Liblikad õlle jaoks

(Krediit: David Cappaert, Insectimages.org)

 

Kui elate Yolos väljas, Solano või Sacramento maakondades peaksite võrguga minema. dr. Art Shaprio has offered for the 40th year his cabbage white butterfly competition. Kui olete esimene, kes kapsast valgeks saab (Pieris välja . . . → Loe edasi: Liblikad õlle jaoks

Entomofaagia: ööliblikad

Olen seda alati paljudes maailma paikades teadnud, eriti pekstud rajalt väljas, Menüüs on koide ja liblikate röövikud. Aafrikast Austraaliani on kümneid liike, mis võivad maitseda piisavalt hästi, et olla mõistlikult söödavad või isegi maitsvad. Kuid siin USA-s putukaid harva, kui . . . → Loe edasi: Entomofaagia: ööliblikad

Genius of the Press XV

For this issue of the genius of the press, who can tell me what’s wrong with this article? It’s pretty subtle, but a clear mistake, especially for LiveScience.