A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Da, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embed… Thanks Ted, figured it out!
 2 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti)  Entomologija  Zbiranje, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Molji, Vrste Nekaj slik z mojega vikenda mothing potovanja v Shell Creek, Okrožje San Luis Obispo. Zgodnja pomlad ob osrednji obali je osupljiva, in zadnje ceste so bile polne opazovalcev cvetja. Na desetine avtomobilov, ki so jih zasedle družine, je bilo za vožnjo ob koncu tedna, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Preberite več: Zlate reke Skupna raba tega!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. Da, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → Preberite več: Preveč prostega časa? Skupna raba tega!For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (v redu, 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 (oprosti, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Preberite več: And now you know the rest of the story Skupna raba tega!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 . . . → Preberite več: Aquamoth del 2 Skupna raba tega!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).
. . . → Preberite več: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Skupna raba tega!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. . . . → Preberite več: Aquamoth! Skupna raba tega!Spring has come to northern California and moths are on the wing. I took a quick trip up to the Sierra foothills over the weekend and hiked up the steep slopes above the American River. Above is pictured Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). It happens to be sitting on a beautiful california . . . → Preberite več: California Spring Skupna raba tega!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. Skupna raba tega! Komentarji so zaprti Entomologija Slaba znanost, Tekmovanje, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Mediji, Taksonomija (photo credit) The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → Preberite več: Off with their heads! Skupna raba tega! 2 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti) Entomologija Barcoding, Metulji, Ohranjanje, DNA, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Monarch |
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