Minn Chris Grinter, on May 30th, 2010 Għas-serje ta' kwizz li rari jerġgħu jseħħu, hawn dehra ġdida. Min hi din il-kamla?
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq Mejju 25, 2010 
Għal dawk Californians qari, speċjalment dawk fil-nofsinhar, żżomm għajnejk out għal dan brimba ftit beautiful, Geometricus Latrodectus – l-armla kannella. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironikament jirriżulta li ma jkunux bħala perikolużi kif armla iswed tagħna nattiva. Madankollu, it is not from ’round these here parts (should be said in your best southern twang). If you find a specimen, especially if you’re not in LA/Orange/SD counties, you should contact the team at UCR.
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq Mejju 25, 2010 Bil Korea teetering fuq it-tarf ta 'gwerra sħun, diżastru ekoloġiku ta 'proporzjon mingħajr preċedent u inkwiet ċivili fil-Ġamajka (xi ħadd harshed lixxa tagħhom) – biex insemmu biss ftit mill aħbarijiet lum minn sorsi oħra – CNN jieħu l-ħin biex tentix up paġna ta 'quddiem tagħha.
I usually get a little excited when I come across articles like this because I always have hopes for something so ridiculous it has to be discussed. Thankfully CNN is run by teams of drunken marmosets who like to fling crap at us. Before the Skeptical Moth epoch I would share links to cover page stories on the findings of bigfoot, chupacabra u aljeni bi ftit ħbieb biss jew ixerrduh madwar facebook. Issa nista' nirredikola CNN fuq mezz arkivjat fuq google.
Jien biss ma nifhimx il-punt ta 'dan l-artikolu. John Blake ma jiddiskutix spjegazzjoni għal dan il-fenomenu, joffri opinjoni, jew staqsi xi mistoqsijiet. Żgur, jistaqsi jekk Alla verament jimpurtah min jirbaħ, imma dik il-mistoqsija mhix aktar valida milli tistaqsi jekk il-kelb tiegħi (ukoll fittizju) jimpurtah x'tip ta' karozza nsuq (sakemm ovvjament huwa psikiku! Serjament…in-nies jemmnu dan). Meta naqra artikli bħal dawn inħossni daqslikieku qed niggrada karti fi klassi tal-Ingliż tal-iskola sekondarja. M'hemm l-ebda integrità ġurnalistika, opinjoni intelliġenti jew bażi fattwali għat-titqib – hemm biss stampi sbieħ u kliem li juruhom. Twarrab il-kwistjoni kollha tat-talb u l-fidi; athletes have always been known for their superstitions (another). Il “acceptance speech” phenomenon undoubtedly falls under this category. After achieving a statistically small outcome (tara hot hands), they are afraid of forgetting God in fear of magically losing their ability (not necessarily consciously). For some reason Blake restrains this article to only sports – perhaps he is intentionally playing into the massive demographic of American sports loving, bud-light swilling, christians – but clearly this is a reoccurring theme. At any awards ceremony God, Jesus or Allah is usually at the top of the thank-you list. Forget all that hard work and talent you might have, it was something or someone else. Abandoning all rational thought to a mystical being is a dangerous thing. This mindset is the same one that allows addicts to blame anyone but themselves (even if addiction is in part hard-wired), believe in faith healing, start a holy war, or let the Catholic church blame the devil.
CNN is flashing the lights and jingling the keys over the faces of their readers. Usually I leave it up to FOX news to insult my intelligence, but I am glad to know I have a choice in this market.
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq 24 Mejju, 2010 
A darba fil-okkorrenza ħajja, a gynandromorph bilaterali. Fil-qosor, glitch matul differenzjazzjoni ċellula joħloq mudelli asimmetriku kromożomi, li twassal għall-espressjoni sess asimmetriku fir-insett adult. Jekk int ma għafast il-link hawn fuq, jagħmlu dan, huwa ta 'deskrizzjoni eċċellenti ma' xi ritratti tal-biża.
Lura għall-farfett. I kien fil-qasam f'dan il Marzu eżatt fuq il-furketta nofs tax-Xmara Amerikana dwar il-kaċċa għall-Xanthothrix, miegħi kien Brian Hansen u Bob Patterson. Bob u I kienu fuq missjoni, biex jillokalizza garża remot tal Coreopsis għolja fuq ħamrija serpentine, u biex isibu kamla tagħna ftit rari. Brian wasslilna biex igawdu l-jum u tesplora l-fawna farfett. Filwaqt Bob u I għolla l quddiem anzjużi biex tara jekk l-ġranet tlugħ tkun worth it, Brian waqfet spiss biex leps għaddieni nett. Kien probabbilment inqas minn siegħa barra mill-karozza meta nisimgħu forma warajna fuq it-traċċa “Hey guys… I think I biss qabad gynandromorph!!!” kollox sew, I kien skeptical. Bob u I avviċinat biex tara Brian azjenda blu ftit tiegħu fl-idejn, li mingħajr dubju,, kien gynandromorph bilaterali. I kien minfuħa bogħod. Bob għandha aktar 50 snin ta 'esperjenza bħala lepidopterist AVID u qatt ma tidher waħda minn dawn fil-selvaġġ. Biex tagħmel dan ADT aktar impressjonanti, dan farfett blu żgħir huwa wieħed mill-insetti l-aktar komuni fil-punent Amerikana fir-rebbiegħa. Illum, kienu puddling f'għadd kbir tul il-traċċa, u I ma kinux lanqas waqfet blink fuq wieħed. Brian biss nnettjati waħda fil-miljun qabda. Forsi huwa l-saħta ta 'lepidopterist jaded li se jżommu me minn tali darba skoperta ħajja; imma naf I se tkun qed tfittex eqreb lejn anke l-farfett aktar komuni kif IT ġwienaħ minni.
Allura kif tista 'tara l-farfett huwa eżattament nofs maskili u femminili nofs (il-lemin hija femminili). Jekk inti tħares mill-qrib ħafna inti tista 'anki tara linja vertikali perfetta tifriq il-korp jekk il-insett (qisu jeditjaw Photoshop kważi), gynandromorphism wara l-kollox hija espressa matul il-ġisem kollu u anke il-ġenitali huma contorted fis-forom strambi.
Il-kampjun ikun fi ġbir personali Brian Hansen, u inti tista 'ssib l-immaġini ospitati fuq il- Friefet tal-website l-Amerika.
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq Mejju 23, 2010 
Naturalment, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named fil 2009, mħarsa minn Arizona State University (mhux lista tajba ħafna jekk 7 ta 'speċijiet ġodda tiegħi ma kinux fuq hemmhekk…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it was named after someone from my own institution. dr. Robert Drewes now has a small phallic fungi named after him (with permission). Umoriżmu tat-tassonomija fuq ix-xogħol.
Minn Chris Grinter, fit-18 ta’ Mejju, 2010 
Għadu kif ġie stazzjonat fuq fi Ħanfus fil-Bush. Mur fuq u esplora l-aħħar karnival tal-kamla, ġbir ta’ blogs li dehru kamla b’xi mod jew ieħor matul l-aħħar xahar jew hekk.
Minn Chris Grinter, fit-18 ta’ Mejju, 2010 Aħbarijiet mill-Indja, fotografu tal-farfett ġie maħtuf. Uffiċjal tal-park lokali li kien qed iżur il-provinċja tal-Grigal ta’ Arunachal Pradesh ittieħdet bil-lejl minn gang ta’ żgħażagħ-ribelli armati. L-isforzi biex jinstabu ġew imxekkla mit-temp u t-terren remot. L-Indja reċentement saret wieħed mill-aktar pajjiżi diffiċli biex twettaq riċerka fihom, u issa lkoll infakkru fl-istorja kontinwa tagħha ta’ vjolenza. Ħafna drabi jkun fil-partijiet remoti u selvaġġi ta 'pajjiż li qed jiżviluppa li jospita kemm bijodiversità tal-isturdament kif ukoll dissidenti militanti. Waqt li kien fl-Ekwador, il-grupp tiegħi żamm għajnejh għar-ribelli Kolombjani tal-FARC li setgħu tbiegħdu mill-fruntiera.; B'xorti tajba kienet biss possibbiltà minuta li jkunu hemm fl-ewwel post, u ma deher xejn. Naħseb li xi wħud mill-aktar xogħol koroh tiegħi kien tul l-istati tal-fruntiera bejn l-Istati Uniti u l-Messiku u fil-Messiku stess. Dawk li jmexxu d-droga jippreferu jisparawlek qabel ma jitolbuk biex titlaq minn triqthom, u banditos roaming kienu responsabbli għal qtil ta’ kollegi ħabib f’Oaxaca snin ilu. Mhux sorpriża, l-attrazzjoni tal-bijodiversità mhux sfruttata tkompli tiġbed magħna. Ibqa' sikur fil-għalqa!
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq 5 Mejju, 2010 Fuq weekend twil I ser tkun fil-qasam. Soġġorn sintonizzat għall-istejjer inkredibbli (ebda hype hawn…).
Filwaqt li jien bogħod igawdu ġej minn bloggers oħra eċċellenti:
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Minn Chris Grinter, fuq 5 Mejju, 2010  It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Iva, you read it here first, a positive article about entomology collections. We all need a breather after that Fox news fiasco with the Michigan State collection. The Honolulu Magazine does a really great job (hey… I knew that title sounded familiar… it’s a book by Mejju Berenbaum) and they actually seem to get it. There are some great quotes from Dr. Neal Evenhuis (pictured) and Shepherd Myers; go read about the Bishop Museum’s collections and the awesomeness of being an entomologist on one of the most beautiful places in the world. Attwalment, Neal, need a curatorial assistant?
Minn Chris Grinter, fuq Mejju 4, 2010
For those who are not aware, a new book hit the market at the end of last year. “The Moths of Western North America“, Powell and Opler. At only $95 it’s worth every cent (jew $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind for the western states. Not only is it a spectacular reference, but it sets the bar for all insect books. Nru, not every moth in the west is in there (that would break my desk and wallet at over 6,000 speċi), but almost one of every genus and common or remarkable species has a photograph, life history and distribution. Most importantly it covers microlepidoptera. I grew up on the eastern counterpart, Moths of Eastern North America by Covell. I had two copies, one for the field and one for my desk – and had to replace the field copy at least once. It was a great book, but Powell and Opler have run laps around it.
The other good news is you can now access all 1,228 moth illustrations and corresponding data online for ħielsa. Go to CalPhotos and search for Powell, jew click here. The nice part about this is the somewhat smaller microlep photos in the book are available in high-resolution for better identification. Beautiful addition to the reference and easier than sending everyone a CD.
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