Dubbien jista 'jkun (verament) jibred

Lasia klettii: Photos by April Nobile, CAS

For the most part flies are not an insect I get overly excited about. Madankollu, the enigmatic family Acroceridae are the exception. I’ll start sharing some interesting genera from time to timethe morphology of the family is amazingly diverse. Most of my days . . . → Aqra Aktar: Dubbien jista 'jkun (verament) jibred

Genius tal-XVII-Istampa

Normalment I jiltaqgħu artikli entomoloġija horrible regolarment biżżejjed li I ħlief xogħol b'lura għas-serje futur. Dan ma kienx il-każ matul l-aħħar ftit ġimgħat, I ma jiltaqgħu l-firxa normali ta 'crud media terribbli. Forsi I biss nikseb jaded u tieqaf tfittex bħala b'attenzjoni – but this week I even came . . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius tal-XVII-Istampa

Il-Kamla telaq lejn Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-Kamla telaq lejn Catalina

In-natura tigdem lura

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, u . . . → Aqra Aktar: In-natura tigdem lura

Iċ-ċkejkna tal-kamla

Il-familja Nepticulidae għandha xi wħud mill-iżgħar kamla magħrufa, li jvarjaw minn 3-8mm wing-tip sa wing-tip. Għal paragun għandi immaġini żewġ kamla hawn fuq: l-akbar magħruf – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 pulzieri, u wieħed mill-iżgħar (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Aqra Aktar: Iċ-ċkejkna tal-kamla

Il-rejiet huma Kollha Dritt

Xukkanti, stunningly, amazingly; l-renjanti huma lura (iżda mhux ko-tluq Julianne Moore). kollox sew, mhuwiex li aqwa; I pretty ħafna mbassra dan ikun il-każ f'Marzu li għadda meta kulħadd kien għaddej madwar terrified minħabba l-friefet hit żmien kollha baxx (Ladarba l-għadd bdiet fl 1993). Actually I nemmen I qal “I se . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-rejiet huma Kollha Dritt

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?

 

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius of the Press XVI

Butterflies for Beer

(Credit: David Cappaert, Insectimages.org)

 

If you happen to be living out in Yolo, Solano or Sacramento counties you should head out with a net. dr. Art Shaprio has offered for the 40th year his cabbage white butterfly competition. If you are the very first person to catch a cabbage white (Rapa Pieris . . . → Aqra Aktar: Butterflies for Beer

Entomophagy: moths for dinner

I have always known that in many places of the world, especially off the beaten track, caterpillars of moths and butterflies are on the menu. From Africa to Australia there are dozens of species that might taste good enough to be reasonably edible or even delicious. But here in the US insects rarely if . . . → Aqra Aktar: Entomophagy: moths for dinner

Ġenju tal-Istampa XV

Għal din il-ħarġa tal-ġenju tal-istampa, min jista’ jgħidli x’inhu ħażin f’dan l-artiklu? Huwa pjuttost sottili, iżda żball ċar, speċjalment għal LiveScience.