A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Ja, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embed… Dankie Ted, figured it out!
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'N Paar foto's van my naweek mothing reis af na Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Vroeg in die lente langs die sentrale kus is stunning, en die agterkant paaie was gepak met blomkykers. Daar was dekades van motors bewoon word deur families uit vir 'n naweek ry, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Lees meer: Riviere van Goud Deel hierdie!Than fold yourself an insect. These pieces of art are the creation of Robert J. Lang. Chances are if you’ve seen some insane origami than they were his creation. Ja, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → Lees meer: Te veel vrye tyd? Deel hierdie!For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (OK, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7f52y4Nq4E&feature=player_embedded] Take the time to register (jammer, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Lees meer: And now you know the rest of the story Deel hierdie!I came across the full-text PDF of the amphibious moth article and extracted the tree showing the radiation of this species group and probable evolution of the amphibious traits. Interesting to note the case shape, and each moth is endemic to its own volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago. This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Lees meer: Aquamoth deel 2 Deel hierdie!For all those who abstained from voting (I want to assume some readers must have known the identity of our mystery caterpillar, but were too lazy to comment), here is the answer (after the break).
. . . → Lees meer: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Deel hierdie!Another amazing animal from Hawaii – a completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (mind you, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Lees meer: Aquamoth! Deel hierdie!Die lente het na Noord-Kalifornië gekom en motte is op die vlerk. Ek het die naweek 'n vinnige rit tot by die Sierra-heuwels geneem en teen die steil hange bokant die Amerikaanse rivier gestap.. Hierbo is Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). Dit sit toevallig op 'n pragtige Kalifornië . . . → Lees meer: Kalifornië Lente Deel hierdie!Yet another installment of my favorite series, the genius of the press. This article comes from ABC news, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth. Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week. Deel hierdie! Kommentaar gesluit  Entomologie  Slegte wetenskap, Wedstryd, Entomologie, Lepidoptera, media, Taksonomie (Foto krediet) Die monarge het hul lente migrasie noord begin, en jy kan selfs sien die een gou (nie opwindend as jy in FL of HI woon waar daar die hele jaar deur inwoners, of in CA waar daar aparte oorwinterende kolle). Verslae van hul winter plekke in Mexiko is egter somber; met moontlik die laagste . . . → Lees meer: Af met hul koppe! Deel hierdie! 2 kommentaar - (Kommentaar gesluit) Entomologie Barco, skoenlappers, Bewaring, DNA, Entomologie, Lepidoptera, Monarch |
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