Με τον Chris Grinter, την 30η Σεπτεμβρίου, 2011% Ο 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. Το βραβείο χρηματοδοτείται από την Improbable Research, μια οργάνωση που συγκεντρώνει συναρπαστικά, Περιττός, και ξεκαρδιστικές ερευνητικές εργασίες που θριαμβεύουν την ιδέα ότι δεν είναι όλη η επιστήμη βαρετή. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Λάγνος, Σέξι μπουκάλια μπύρας
Με τον Chris Grinter, on August 14th, 2011% These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myself “here is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.
Wait for it…
Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)
. . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Net-Winged Beetle
Με τον Chris Grinter, on June 7th, 2011%
I’ve known for a while that beetles and other inverts occasionally have vertebrates on their menu, but I didn’t really know how large of an animal they could subdue! Even when the odd mantis grabs a hummingbird the size difference is not as substantial as is shown below. This impressive video was . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Take that, vertebrates!
Με τον Chris Grinter, on April 18th, 2011% A few weeks ago I was invited to join a Berkeley entomology class out in the field for the weekend. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; one of the newest reserves to the University of California system located just outside of San Jose on Mount Hamilton (map below). It was a . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Καταφύγιο Blue Oak Ranch
Με τον Chris Grinter, on April 6th, 2011% Εντάξει – a few apologies for not having full images *yet* of the larvae in question (I will in a few days!). Over the weekend I was out with a group of Berkeley students on Mount Hamilton and PhD candidate Meghan Culpepper collected a few species of Scaphinotus and a some larvae! So the specimen . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Αποκαλύφθηκε το μυστήριο
Με τον Chris Grinter, on August 8th, 2010%
I stumbled upon (not on stumbleupon) these colored SEM images on the Telegraph webpage today. I especially love this image of a Calliphoridae larva (Protophormia sp.) that seems more out of a C-rated science fiction movie than nature. It reminds me of both a freakish Star Wars character and a Muppet at the same . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Muppet Monsters
Με τον Chris Grinter, στις 6 Μαρτίου, 2010% Διότι θα έχουν υποβληθεί σε αυτό. Συζήτηση σχετικά με την κακομεταχείριση των ζώων! Εντάξει, απλά αστειεύομαι, αλλά αυτή η ιστορία είναι λίγο γελοίο. Το άρθρο αναφέρει ότι οι επιστήμονες είχαν χρησιμοποιήσει τη φωνή του Limbaugh γιατί ήταν “άμεσα διαθέσιμα”, όχι επειδή τον μισούσε. Καλά αυτό αποδεικνύεται ότι δεν είναι αλήθεια, επέλεξαν Rush . . . → Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Ευτυχώς, Δεν είμαι ένα σκαθάρι
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