Aħbarijiet inutli, din id-darba minn Nature

Frisk off-iskrivanija ta 'l-Aħbarijiet Natura huwa karatteristika jaħsbu dinja mingħajr mosquitos (jew -toes). Kif dan huwa aħbar? Forsi hemm xi kontroll tal-vettur ġdida aħna lkoll jeħtieġ li tisma 'dwar! ukoll, jiċċekkjaw il--artikolu mill-aħħar edizzjoni tan-Natura titolat “A World Mingħajr Nemus“. I originally came . . . → Aqra Aktar: Aħbarijiet inutli, din id-darba minn Nature

I għandha tibda iċċarġjar

kollox sew, maybe not. But I did get a little jealous when I came across this article where I discovered a local San Francisco artist who is charging $60 a pop forinsect spreading classes”. I wonder how many really show up to the monthly class? This just in, Chris Grinter is offering an insect spreading . . . → Aqra Aktar: I għandha tibda iċċarġjar

Genius of the Press IX

Just about time for another volume of Genius of the Press. Who will be first to spot the error here? Mogħtija, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism

This time, with a moth

Here are a few more images from my recent northern road trip, this time from western Idaho. Right outside the town of New Meadows were fields of flowers thick with life. It was some of the best day collecting I’ve done in years, and fellow road tripper Peter Jump and I discovered this . . . → Aqra Aktar: This time, with a moth

The only bar in town

In eastern Lassen county, on the vast high juniper hills of the California-Nevada border, there are herds ofwildhorses, 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: The only bar in town

Western Arizona

A few months ago I was out collecting in western Arizona and failed to follow through with any images or updates on that trip. ukoll, it was a success and well worth the miles to get there! I was searching for a Crambid moth in the mountains of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (special thanks . . . → Aqra Aktar: Western Arizona

Fit-triq għal darb'oħra

Over the next week and a half I’ll be driving up to Washington state for the annual Lepidopterists’ Laqgħa tas-soċjetà. Hija tinsab fil-belt ta 'nassa turistika ta' Leavenworth, li hija a “Tema tal-Bavarja” diorama ta' ħwienet tal-kartolini u tal-isblukkar. Filwaqt li qatt ma nista' nifhem sewwa l-appell tal-bliet b'tema, it is something . . . → Aqra Aktar: Fit-triq għal darb'oħra

Vox populi, volum II

U issa għas-serje saħansitra aktar frekwenti reoccurring, VOX populi! Għal dawk mingħajr memorji ċikatriċi iskola għolja ta 'klassi latin (mingħajr ebda tort għalliem tiegħi) I ser iġibu inti sa veloċità – it-titolu madwar jittraduċi għal “vuċi tal-poplu”. Hawnhekk hija antika e-mail ieħor li stajt ġew iffrankar. Huwa . . . → Aqra Aktar: Vox populi, volum II

Ġenju ta 'l-Istampa VIII

Merħba għall-volum tmien tas-serje inkonsistenti reoccurring, Genius tal-Istampa. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Min jista tell me eżattament għaliex dan ir-rapport hija qarrieqa? Hija tista 'tkun ftit delikati mill-GOP standard (Nissuġġerixxi rimi xi akronimi assoċjati preċedentement ma 'dawk l-ittri). . . . → Aqra Aktar: Ġenju ta 'l-Istampa VIII

Il Moth u Me #12

Welcome to The Moth and Me #12, and my first blog carnival. Despite blogging for a few months I have yet to take a look back and reflect on exactly how I became enamored with lepidoptera in the first place. Remembering a time or location where this happened is impossible, and like . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il Moth u Me #12