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 . . . → Opširnije: Taksonomija Fail
 4 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni)  Entomologija  Leptiri, Crank, Entomologija, Leptiri, Nove vrste I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Podijelite ovu! 4 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Prikupljanje, Entomologija, Leptiri, Moljci, Tehnike 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… tako Stay tuned. 2009 was a great season. Ja . . . → Opširnije: How I keep myself busy Podijelite ovu!So what is wrong with this illustration below? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer… Podijelite ovu!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. Hopefully, I will come across these every once in a while, i . . . → Opširnije: Vox Populi, Volumen I Podijelite ovu! 8 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Entomologija, FAQ, Hazards of the Job, Humor, Letters Ja sam bio malo nemarna po objavljivati redovite izazovima, pa ću pokušati podići tempo. Tko mi može reći nešto o ovom leptir? Najviše što dobivate je da je iz zapadne polovice SAD. Kredit za obitelj, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Opširnije: Butterfly tjedna Podijelite ovu!I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery series “Life”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Prirodno, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Opširnije: Dobiti život, Otkriće Podijelite ovu! 4 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija, Skepticizam Entomologija, Medij, Oprah, Skepticizam 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 . . . → Opširnije: Moth tasting in Napa Podijelite ovu!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? Podijelite ovu! 4 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Loša znanost, Borba, Entomologija, Leptiri, Medij Oblaci izbio popodne u San Franciscu, a sunce počelo sjati. Nadolazeće toplo vrijeme inducirana je sve previše poznati osjećaj, onaj koji sam trebao biti izvan prikupljanja kukaca i ne sjedi u zatvorenom prostoru! Iako sam već bio na nekoliko mjesta ovog proljeća, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Opširnije: Ja mogu voziti previše Podijelite ovu! 5 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Prikupljanje, Entomologija, Opasnosti od Prikupljanje, Leptiri, Moljci, Nove vrste |
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