Nesmiselno novice, tokrat iz narave

Sveže off mizi v Nature News je funkcija razmišljal svet brez komarji (ali prsti). Kako je ta novica? Morda je nekaj novega vektorska regulacija vsi moramo slišati o! Dobro, oglejte članek iz zadnje izdaje narave z naslovom “World Without komarji“. Sprva sem prišel . . . → Preberite več: Nesmiselno novice, tokrat iz narave

Moral bi začeti polniti

v redu, 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 . . . → Preberite več: Moral bi začeti polniti

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? Ki, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism

Tokrat, z molj

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 . . . → Preberite več: Tokrat, z molj

Samo bar v mestu

V vzhodni Lassen občine, na prostrane visoke brinovimi hribih meji California, Nevada, obstajajo črede “wild” konji, ovce in govedo. Par za tečaj, le cvetoče rastline okoli bil lahkotnico (Marrubium vulgare). Kljub tujerodnih rastlinskih in (semi)mega-favna, žuželke so bile še vedno doma. Ker je edini vir nektarja, the small . . . → Preberite več: Samo bar v mestu

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. Dobro, 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 . . . → Preberite več: Western Arizona

On the road again

Over the next week and a half I’ll be driving up to Washington state for the annual LepidopteristsSociety meeting. It is located in the tourist-trap town of Leavenworth, which is aBavarian themeddiorama of postcard and clog shops. While I can never quite understand the appeal of themed towns, it is something . . . → Preberite več: On the road again

Vox Populi, volume II

And now for the even more infrequently reoccurring series, vox populi! For those without scarring high school memories of latin class (through no fault of my teacher) I’ll bring you up to speedthe title roughly translates tovoice of the people”. Here is another old e-mail that I’ve been saving. It is a . . . → Preberite več: Vox Populi, volume II

Genius of the Press VIII

Welcome to volume eight of the inconsistently reoccurring series, Genij tiska. 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). . . . → Preberite več: Genius of the Press VIII

The Moth and 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 . . . → Preberite več: The Moth and Me #12