Chris Grinter, 8. rujna, 2010 Dok radim na jači pošte, možete nazvati ovaj leptir – i biljka bi trebao biti prilično jednostavno previše. Dodatni bonus ako možete pogoditi županija (država neće biti previše impresivno) u kojoj sam uzeo ovu sliku. To je prije DSLR, but my old beat up canon point-and-shoot did manage to get some good ones.
Chris Grinter, 7. rujna, 2010 
Tužna priča samo je napravio svoj put gore od Belize – the Američki krokodil Obrazovanje Sanctuary ima izgorjela do temelja. Na prvi pogled to je bio samo nesretni izvješće o istraživanje i zaštitu objekta koja je bila izgubljena u tragičnom je požaru. Koji, međutim, nije cijela priča. Ispada da je mob autohtonih Maje pobjesnio i zapalili objekt. Zašto? Zbog psihička rekla im vlasnici ubio djecu i hranio ih svojim krokodila!
Bilo je kao nešto iz Frankenstein film,” Cherie Rose izjavio je u utorak. “Ako bismo bili kod kuće, da bi nas ubio. Rekli su da su idući u nas usitniti i nas hrane u krokodila.”
Nacionalna policija potvrdili da su autohtoni Maya seljani su djelujući na savjet vidovnjaka koji je rekao Roses ima veze s kolovoza 7 Nestanak 9-godišnjeg Benjamina osip i njegova 11-godišnja sestra Onelia.
Pitanje često dolazi do – “Kakva šteta je to stvarno?” – U vezi s ovom vrstom anti-woo scientifc. Većinu vremena, tamo stvarno nije bilo štete, osim u bilježnica. Ali, svako jednom u neko vrijeme, nešto tragično dogodi i sve to se lako moglo izbjeći čak i najsitniji malo racionalnog razmišljanja ili odluci. Psihička u gradu bio je daleko i dalje ne osvrće okrivljujući ove gringosi – a ona bi trebala snositi posljedice za svoje postupke. Namjerno krivi dvije nevine ljude za smrt lokalnih djece, koji je ubrzo rezultiralo teškim gubitka osobne imovine. Srećom, Cherie i Vince Rose bili su daleko na put spašavanja krokodila – oni nisu pobjegli ljutiti mob da su bili kod kuće. Primjeri za to uvijek me tužno, ali ponovno potaknuti svoju strast za Debunking ove lopove i kriminalce.
Ja predlažemo da posjetite web stranicu ACES i blog i bilo donirati ili napisati poruku podrške. Da nisam razbio znanstvenik sebe, Ja bih ponuditi više pomoći za svoje napore u obnovi. Sada – koji će vam pomoći educirati one seljake prije se to dogodi opet?!
Chris Grinter, 6. rujna, 2010 Za redovite čitatelje mog bloga možda već znate moj stav o vladaru, ali catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – glede prezimljavanja kolonije monarha u Pacific Grove, CA. Ovdje, zapadno od kontinentalne razdjelnice, there are quite a few monarchs that migrate to coastal California and Baja del Norte instead of traveling into central Mexico. Not all monarchs from California stay in the state, but there are dozens hundreds of known roosting sites (.pdf) up and down our pacific coast.
Pacific Grove has one of the best known localities and has built the local economy around their seasonal migrants (yet no one is deporting these Mexicans). Ukratko, the town government hired an arborist to cut back dangerous eucalyptus growth. Why was that necessary? Povratak u 2004 a limb from a diseased native-pine had fallen and killed an 85-year-old woman while on a walk with her grandchildren. In wake of the million dollar settlement paid to the family of the deceased the town decided to preemptively cut back old tree growth. But now everyone is running around screaming foul, the trees were trimmed isto much. Da, the precious homes of the monarchs were disturbed and it has riled the townspeople into a fury. What if the monarch’s don’t return?
Don’t worry, local filmmaker Bob Pacelli has a solution. Let’s just scatter as many eucalyptus trees as we can find into the grove to attract more butterflies.
In desperation, Pacelli came up with a plan: Find boxed trees — preferably blue gum eucalyptus — around 20 feet high and place them at strategic spots to help shelter the incoming monarchs. But the city has been slow to respond, Pacelli said. One official, Pacelli said, wrongly accused him of stepping on a butterfly, a violation of city code. No charges were filed.
For those paying attention, da, the city council of Pacific Grove has a law on the books that imposes a fine of $1,000 on anyone who molests a butterfly. Good things monarchs don’t roost in catholic churches.
Continue reading Monarch Madness
Chris Grinter, on August 27th, 2010 This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different images – and both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, ima 2 things).
Here is the first from the Mirror.co.uk “Giant rare moth found in Devon”.
And the second from the Daily Mail online ” Rare Luna moth found on Devon…”
Chris Grinter, 24. kolovoza, 2010 I dok sam nadoknaditi možete gledati neki jeziv Isabella Rossellini ponovno donijeti parenja strategije za stjenica. Vi bi također trebali pročitati, Ako niste ga uhvatili već, the excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (i moj bivši profesor) Svibanj Berenbaum.
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Chris Grinter, on August 14th, 2010 Tonight, if you’re in San Francisco, you should make your way to Showdogs bar (near the SoMa) for skeptics in the pub with the honorable James Randi! I’ll be in attendance, along with a few fellow entomologist friends. Try this facebook link – but if that fails, the event starts at 9pm.
If you’re not in SF, enjoy some Randi videos instead!
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Chris Grinter, 10. kolovoza, 2010 
Pictured is a black-veined white (Aporia crataegi ssp), and it is currently being returned to the Korean Institute of Biological Resources. Loans get returned, as they should be, every day – and can even number in the thousands of specimens. I myself have a few hundred moths out on loan from a handful of museums that are pending research. As soon as I finish my work (or request an extension), the specimens are promptly returned accompanying my paper. Unfortunately it is not a rare occurrence where loans have gone out, and remained out without permission, for decades. At least in one case to my knowledge (names and institutions redacted) the loaned specimens were out so long they created a small international incident. Foreign ambassadors had to formally request the specimens, which had to be presented in person by our ambassador to their country.
This butterfly, međutim, I don’t believe was part of a loan. So why is it going back to Korea?
Continue reading A Disturbing New Trend?
Chris Grinter, on August 9th, 2010 Ovaj je pravedan isto lako. Oglasna ploča je na I-35 južno od Burlesona, Teksas.
Ne znam pravo porijeklo ove slike, ali došao mi je putem od Omara Bocanegre preko Mikea Quinna na Texas Lepidoptera list-serv.
Chris Grinter, 8. kolovoza, 2010 
Ja posrnuo na (Nije na Stumbleuponu) ove boje SEM slike na Telegraph web stranica danas. Posebno volim ovu sliku Calliphoridae larva (Protophormia sp.) koji čini više od jednog C-ocijenjeno SF film od prirode. To me podsjeća kako je otkačen Star Wars lik i Muppet u isto vrijeme. Nagli odlazak iz standardnog tijela sisavca arhitekture čini kukce Glavni kandidati za drugo-svjetovnim stranaca. Insekti moraju biti korišteni kao vodič za filmove kao što su District 9, Starship Troopers, Stranac, Galaxy Quest… Samo da spomenemo nekoliko novijih. Siguran sam da je drugi, više dobro akreditiranih, sci-fi geeks tamo može sjetiti još bolje primjera. Uz iste linije sjećam ove slike sam popucali od Cerambycidae buba ispod – Moneilema gigas. This was in the earliest days of my new camera so I can’t look back on them as perfect shots.
Continue reading Muppet Monsters
Chris Grinter, 6. kolovoza, 2010 
CCG_4124 CCG_4124, CCG_4124. CCG_4124. CCG_4124 (CCG_4124), CCG_4124, CCG_4124. CCG_4124 CCG_4124 CCG_4124, CCG_4124. Iako, CCG_4124. CCG_4124 – CCG_4124. Na istočnoj obali ova parazitska muha i jako prskanje istrijebili su carskog moljca (Na istočnoj obali ova parazitska muha i jako prskanje istrijebili su carskog moljca) Na istočnoj obali ova parazitska muha i jako prskanje istrijebili su carskog moljca, Na istočnoj obali ova parazitska muha i jako prskanje istrijebili su carskog moljca.
Continue reading Butterfly Porn
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