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Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find an American bison (vs. buffalo) standing near a beach next to a palm tree. The week on Santa Catalina was an wonderful one, and despite a cool spring with a few unseasonable frosts, some decent collecting was done. Here are just . . . → Citeste mai mult: The Bison of Catalina Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise)  Diverse  Bison, Catalina Island, Conservare, Endemic Species, Islands, Non-Insecte Shockingly, stunningly, amazingly; the monarchs are back (but not co-staring Julianne Moore). Bine, it’s not that amazing; I pretty much predicted this would be the case last March when everyone was running around terrified because the butterflies hit an all time low (since counting started in 1993). Actually I believe I said “I will . . . → Citeste mai mult: The Monarchs Are All Right Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie, Scepticism Fluturi, Conservare, lepidoptere, Mass-media, Migrația, Monarchs 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 . . . → Citeste mai mult: Entomophagy: molii pentru cină Trimiteți acest! 5 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Entomophagy, Food, Insects as food, lepidoptere, Mexic, Molii, Nutrition Check out acest trailer pentru film “Arderea Heaven” – “Cerul este de ardere”. Un documentar despre reabilitarea pădurilor Guancaste în nord-vestul Costa Rica. Se pare ca un film frumos…acum am doar trebuie să găsească o copie. . . . → Citeste mai mult: Arderea Heaven Trimiteți acest!For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, CA. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Citeste mai mult: Monarch Madness Trimiteți acest! 4 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Speciile invazive, lepidoptere, Monarchs Imaginea este un alb cu nervuri negre (Aporia crataegi ssp), și în prezent este returnat Institutului Coreean de Resurse Biologice. Împrumuturile sunt returnate, așa cum ar trebui să fie, în fiecare zi – și se poate număra chiar la mii de exemplare. Eu însumi am câteva sute de molii împrumutate de la o mână de . . . → Citeste mai mult: O nouă tendință tulburătoare? Trimiteți acest!Here is a hill-topping male Papilio zeliacon, sau anason rândunicii. Acest fluture este larg răspândită în statele din Pacific de Vest și este, probabil, mult mai frecvent decat a fost odata. După introducerea de fenicul (Foeniculum vulgare), și scape ulterior de horticultură, rândunicii anason apucat ca un fluture comun California. Perhaps before this . . . → Citeste mai mult: porno fluture Trimiteți acest! 5 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Entomologie, Specie dispărută, lepidoptere In eastern Lassen county, on the vast high juniper hills of the California-Nevada border, there are herds of “wild” horses, sheep and cattle. Par for the course, the only flowering plant around was horehound (Marrubium vulgare). Despite the non-native flora and (semi)mega-fauna, the insects were still at home. Being the only nectar source, the small . . . → Citeste mai mult: The only bar in town Trimiteți acest! 6 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Entomologie, lepidoptere Welcome to volume eight of the inconsistently reoccurring series, Genius a presei. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Who can tell me exactly why this report is misleading? It may be a little trickier than the standard GOP (I suggest discarding any previously associated acronyms with those letters). . . . → Citeste mai mult: Genius of the Press VIII Trimiteți acest! 5 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Concurs, Entomologie, lepidoptere, Mass-media I’ve always wondered how to find the correct terminology for land cover in a given area. Usually, I just ballpark something along the lines of “oak chaparral”. But now I can use this awesome new map brought to us by the USGS/National Biological Information Infrastructure. The level of detail is amazing, and you can . . . → Citeste mai mult: Landscape Cover Map Trimiteți acest! |
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