ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ທີ 8 ເດືອນກັນຍາ, 2010 ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກກ່ຽວກັບກະທູ້ຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍເພີ່ມເຕີມ, ທ່ານສາມາດຊື່ butterfly ນີ້ – ແລະພືດຄວນຈະງ່າຍ pretty ເກີນໄປ. ເງິນພິເສດຖ້າຫາກວ່າທ່ານສາມາດເດົາຄາວຕີ້ (ລັດຈະບໍ່ປະທັບໃຈເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ) ໃນການທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮູບນີ້. ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງສ່ວນຫນ້າຂອງ DSLR,, but my old beat up canon point-and-shoot did manage to get some good ones.
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, on September 7th, 2010 
A sad story has just made its way up from Belize – ໄດ້ American Crocodile Education Sanctuary has burned to the ground. At first glance this was merely an unfortunate report about a research and conservation facility that had been lost in a tragic fire. That, ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ, is not the entire story. It turns out that a mob of indigenous Mayans flew into a rage and torched the facility. ເປັນຫຍັງ? Because a psychic told them the owners had murdered children and fed them to their crocodiles!
It was like something out of a Frankenstein movie,” Cherie Rose said Tuesday. “If we’d been home, they would have killed us. They said they were going to chop us up and feed us to the crocodiles.”
National police confirm that the indigenous Maya villagers were acting on the advice of a psychic who said the Roses had something to do with the August 7 disappearance of 9-year-old Benjamin Rash and his 11-year-old sister Onelia.
The question often comes up – “what harm is it really?” – in regards to this sort of anti-scientifc woo. Most of the time, there really isn’t any damage done, except to the pocketbook. ແຕ່, every once in a while, something tragic happens and it all could easily have been avoided with even the tiniest bit of rational thought or discretion. The psychic in town was far and beyond reckless by blaming these gringos – and she should suffer the consequences for her actions. She deliberately blamed two innocent people for the death of local children, which quickly resulted in a severe loss of personal property. ຂອບໃຈ, Cherie and Vince Rose were both away at the time rescuing a crocodile – they may have not escaped the angry mob had they been at home. Examples of this always make me sad, but reignite my passion for debunking these thieves and criminals.
I suggest visiting the ACES website and blog and either donate or write a note of support. If I weren’t a broke scientist myself, I’d offer more assistance for their efforts to rebuild. Now – who will help educate those villagers before this happens again?!
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ກ່ຽວກັບການຄັ້ງທີ 6 ກັນຍາ, 2010 ສໍາລັບຜູ້ອ່ານປົກກະຕິຂອງ blog ຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າທ່ານອາດຈະຮູ້ຢູ່ແລ້ວວ່າ stance ຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກ່ຽວກັບ monarch ໄດ້, ແຕ່ catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across ບົດຄວາມນີ້ in the LA times – ກ່ຽວກັບການກວ້າງ overwintering ຂອງ monarchs ໃນເອ Grove, ນັ້ນ. ອອກຈາກທີ່ນີ້, ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກຂອງທະວີບ divide ໄດ້, 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 ຫລາຍສິບຄົນ 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). ໃນສັ້ນ, the town government hired an arborist to cut back dangerous eucalyptus growth. Why was that necessary? ກັບຄືນ 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 ເກີນໄປ much. Yes, 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, ແມ່ນ, 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
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນວັນທີ 27 ສິງຫາ, 2010 genius ຂອງຫນັງສືພິມນີ້ແມ່ນພິເສດພິເສດ, ບໍ່ໄດ້ສໍາລັບຄວາມຍາກລໍາບາກຂອງຕົນ, ແຕ່ວ່າສໍາລັບຊ້ໍາຊ້ອນຂອງຕົນ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າພົບເຫັນໃນເລື່ອງດຽວກັນການປະຕິບັດກ່ຽວກັບການສອງແຫຼ່ງທີ່ແຍກຕ່າງຫາກ, ມີຮູບພາບຕ່າງໆທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ – ແລະທັງສອງທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງຢ່າງເທົ່າທຽມກັນ! ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສາມາດຈິນຕະນາການວ່າມັນຈະບໍ່ໃຊ້ເວລາດົນນານສໍາລັບໃຜຜູ້ຫນຶ່ງເພື່ອຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນທີ່ຜິດພາດກັບເລື່ອງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ (ຄຳໃບ້, ມີ 2 ສິ່ງຂອງ).
ນີ້ແມ່ນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຈາກ Mirror.co.uk “ແມງໄມ້ຫາຍາກໃຫຍ່ທີ່ພົບເຫັນຢູ່ໃນ Devon”.
ແລະທີສອງຈາກ Daily Mail ອອນໄລນ໌ ” ມອດ Luna ຫາຍາກພົບເຫັນຢູ່ Devon…”
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນວັນທີ 24 ສິງຫາ, 2010 ແລະໃນຂະນະທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈັບຂຶ້ນທ່ານສາມາດເບິ່ງ Isabella Rossellini Re: ການດໍາເນີນຍຸດທະສາດບາງ creepy ການຫາຄູ່ຂອງ bedbug ເປັນ. ນອກນັ້ນທ່ານຍັງຄວນອ່ານ, ຖ້າຫາກວ່າທ່ານບໍ່ໄດ້ຈັບມັນແລ້ວ, ໄດ້ excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (ແລະອະດີດອາຈານຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ) ເດືອນພຶດສະພາ Berenbaum.
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ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນວັນທີ 14 ສິງຫາ, 2010 ຄືນນີ້, ຖ້າທ່ານຢູ່ໃນ San Francisco, ທ່ານຄວນໄປຫາແຖບ Showdogs (ໃກ້ SoMa) ສໍາລັບການບໍ່ຄ່ອຍເຊື່ອງ່າຍໆໃນ pub ກັບ James Randi ກຽດ! ຂ້ອຍຈະເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ, ພ້ອມກັບເພື່ອນນັກວິທະຍາສາດບໍ່ພໍເທົ່າໃດຄົນ. ພະຍາຍາມນີ້ ເຟສບຸກ ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ – ແຕ່ຖ້າຫາກວ່ານັ້ນລົ້ມເຫລວ, ງານເລີ່ມແຕ່ເວລາ 9 ໂມງແລງ.
ຖ້າທ່ານບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃນ SF, ເພີດເພີນໄປກັບວິດີໂອ Randi ແທນ!
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ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນວັນທີ 10 ສິງຫາ, 2010 
ຮູບພາບເປັນສີດໍາເສັ້ນກ່າງກາງໃບເປັນສີຂາວ (ssp crataegi Aporia), and it is currently being returned to the Korean Institute of Biological Resources. ເງິນກູ້ຢືມໄດ້ຮັບການກັບຄືນ, ຍ້ອນວ່າເຂົາເຈົ້າຄວນຈະເປັນ, ທຸກວັນ – ແລະສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້ຈໍານວນເຖິງແມ່ນໃນພັນຂອງຕົວຢ່າງທີ່ໄດ້. 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, ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ, I don’t believe was part of a loan. So why is it going back to Korea?
Continue reading A Disturbing New Trend?
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນວັນທີ 9 ສິງຫາ, 2010 This one is just ເກີນໄປ easy. ປ້າຍໂຄສະນານີ້ແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, 35 ພາກໃຕ້ຂອງ Burleson, Texas.
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ຮູ້ວ່າໄດ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມຈິງຂອງຮູບພາບນີ້, ແຕ່ວ່າມັນມາວິທີການຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈາກ Omar Bocanegra ທາງ Mike Quinn ໃນ Texas Lepidoptera ບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ serv,.
ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ວັນທີ່ 8 ສິງຫາ, 2010 
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ stumbled ຕາມ (ບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃນ stumbleupon) ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ສີຮູບພາບ SEM ກ່ຽວກັບ ເວັບ Telegraph ມື້ນີ້. ໂດຍສະເພາະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຮັກຮູບພາບຂອງຕົວອ່ອນ Calliphoridae ນີ້ (Protophormia sp.) ທີ່ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າຫຼາຍອອກຈາກຮູບເງົາ fiction ວິທະຍາສາດ C ເສດຖະກິດກ່ວາທໍາມະຊາດ. ມັນໄດ້ເຕືອນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂອງທັງ freakish Star Wars ລັກສະນະແລະ Muppet ໃນເວລາດຽວກັນ. ການເດີນທາງຢ່າງກະທັນຫັນຈາກມາດຕະຖານ mammalian ເຮັດຖາປັດຕະຍະຮ່າງກາຍແມງໄມ້ຜູ້ສະຫມັກທີ່ສໍາຄັນສໍາລັບມະນຸດຕ່າງດາວອື່ນໆ, ໂລກ. ແມງໄມ້ຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບການນໍາໃຊ້ເປັນຄູ່ມືສໍາລັບຮູບເງົາເຊັ່ນ: ຈໍາເປັນ 9, Starship Troopers, ມະນຸດຕ່າງດາວ, Quest Galaxy… ພຽງແຕ່ໃຫ້ກັບບຸກຄົນບໍ່ທີ່ຜ່ານມາສອງສາມ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າແນ່ໃຈວ່າອື່ນໆ, ຫຼາຍທີ່ດີຮັບການຮັບຮອງ, geeks sci-Fi ມີສາມາດຄິດເຖິງຕົວຢ່າງທີ່ດີຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນ. ໃນທາງດຽວກັນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ recall ຮູບພາບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ snapped ຂອງແມງ Cerambycidae ຕ່ໍາກວ່າ – cactus longhorn ແມງ gigas. ນີ້ແມ່ນໃນມື້ທໍາອິດຂອງກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບໃຫມ່ຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດັ່ງນັ້ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ສາມາດເບິ່ງຄືນກ່ຽວກັບການໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າກັບການສັກຢາທີ່ສົມບູນແບບ.
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ໂດຍຄຣິດສ Grinter, ໃນເດືອນສິງຫາຄັ້ງທີ 6, 2010 
ຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ເປັນຊາຍພູ, topping zeliacon Papilio, ຫຼື swallowtail ຕົ້ນແດນີສ໌. butterfly ນີ້ແມ່ນແຜ່ຂະຫຍາຍຫຼາຍຢູ່ໃນປະເທດປາຊີຟິກຕາເວັນຕົກແລະອາດຈະມີຫຼາຍທົ່ວໄປກ່ວາມັນຄັ້ງນີ້ແມ່ນການ. ຫຼັງຈາກການແນະນໍາຂອງ fennel ໄດ້ (vulgar Foeniculum), ແລະ escape ຕໍ່ມາຫຼັງຈາກການປູກພືດສວນ, swallowtail ຕົ້ນແດນີສ໌ໄດ້ຖືເປັນ butterfly California ທົ່ວໄປ. ບາງທີອາດມີກ່ອນທີ່ຈະພືດຊະນິດນີ້ທັນແຄມທາງຂອງພວກເຮົາ zelicaon ອາດຈະໄດ້ຮັບການຈໍາກັດຕາມຕີນພູ Sierra, ປັດຈຸບັນທ່ານສາມາດຊອກຫາມັນໃນທົ່ວສວນທັງຫມົດໃນຄາລີຟໍເນຍ. ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າ, ສິ່ງທີ່ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າຈະໄດ້ຮັບການຫັນປ່ຽນດ້ວຍຕົນເອງໃນພາກໃຕ້ CA ທີ່ butterfly ນີ້ຫາຍໄປຈາກເຂດຕົວເມືອງ. ການແນະນໍາທີ່ຜ່ານມາຂອງ moth gypsy ໄດ້ການພື້ນທີ່ Ventura / LA ໄດ້ລິເລີ່ມຢາຂ້າແມງໄມ້ສີດພົ່ນລະບອບ – ບໍ່ໃຫ້ mention ຮູບລັກສະນະຂອງກາຝາກ Tachinidae ສະແດງວ່າຮັກ Leps ຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່. ອອກກ່ຽວກັບການ coast ພາກຕາເວັນອອກນີ້ແມງວັນແມ່ກາຝາກແລະສີດພົ່ນຫນັກ extirpated moth Imperial ໄດ້ (Eacles imperialist) ຈາກຫຼາຍຂອງລະດັບຄວາມຂອງມັນ, ຊຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນໃກ້ຈະສູນພັນໃນທີ່ສຸດຂອງປະເທດອັງກິດໃຫມ່.
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