Por Chris Grinter, on April 27th, 2010% Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Ler máis: Taxonomia fallo
Por Chris Grinter, on April 23rd, 2010% I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Por Chris Grinter, o 21 de abril, 2010% I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… polo tanto, sexa Nós prestamos moita atención.
2009 was a great season. eu . . . → Ler máis: Cómo me manteño ocupado
Por Chris Grinter, o 18 de abril, 2010% Entón, o que hai de malo con este ilustración abaixo? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer…
Por Chris Grinter, o 16 de abril, 2010% I’ve come across a few e-mail transcripts of questions sent into our entomology department and I can not resist sharing them. I promise these messages are (and will be) 100% real and unedited. Names have been changed or removed to protect the innocent. Esperanza, I will come across these every once in a while, e . . . → Ler máis: A voz do pobo, Volume I
Por Chris Grinter, on April 14th, 2010% Fun un pouco neglixente ao publicar retos regulares, así que tentarei coller o ritmo. Quen me pode dicir algo desta bolboreta? O máximo que estás a conseguir é que é da metade occidental dos EUA. Crédito para a familia, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta da semana
Por Chris Grinter, on April 13th, 2010% Senteime embelesado diante da miña televisión o domingo vendo a última entrega da serie BBC/Discovery “A vida”. O primeiro que se me ocorre… “POR QUE Oprah foi elixida para narrar!?” Por suposto, Agardei a que se aireara o especial dos insectos antes de escribir un blog sobre isto, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Ler máis: Ter unha vida, Descubrimento
Por Chris Grinter, on April 7th, 2010% It was a beautiful day today in the bay area, so I headed up to Napa and the Pope Valley. I was scouting some new territory for a small flower moth, Heliolonche celeris, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Ler máis: Degustación de polillas en Napa
Por Chris Grinter, o 06 de abril, 2010% Another installment of Genius of the Press, and perhaps a bit of a softball. (Yikes these are easy to find) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?
Por Chris Grinter, on April 5th, 2010% The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Ler máis: I may drive too much
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