Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
 2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats)  Entomologia  Mala Ciència, Papallones, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Mitjans de comunicació Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Llegir més: De la papallona de la setmana Comparteix aquest!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Okay, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it was “readily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → Llegir més: Per sort, I’m not a beetle Comparteix aquest!Rivers Cuomo em va escriure una cançó. No està malament, però ara crec que vull aquest vestit de mantis per Halloween. I, per descomptat, estic obligat a assenyalar que els cucs de terra no són insectes… [vimeo=14822451] Comparteix aquest!Avui he trobat aquest article amb la cura de Doug Yanega a UC Riverside, que va impulsar la recerca de més informació. Qui em pot dir què són “flors” realment ho són? 10 assenyala el primer a endevinar correctament… o potser algun premi fantàstic? Comparteix aquest! 4 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats) Entomologia Concurs, Entomologia, Mitjans de comunicació, Mites [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Comparteix aquest!This is something I’ve never seen before. Growing up I have always had someone give me some kitsch object with insects on them, even playing cards. Well even last year I got another insect themed tie. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) Però, they were all printed images of . . . → Llegir més: Et donaré el meu Ken Griffey Jr. per… Comparteix aquest! 2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats) Entomologia Recol · lecció, Entomologia, Trading Cards
Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disaster… and don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Llegir més: Stupid buttefly of the week Comparteix aquest! Els comentaris estan tancats Entomologia Papallones, Entomologia, lepidòpters, Espècies, Conceptes Espècies One of the perks of being an entomologist is traveling and collecting. I put a few thousand miles on the car every summer and these are two of the best places in Arizona to collect. The top image is from the Baboquivari Mountains (Baboquivari Peak in the middle), Brown Canyon Research Station. . . . → Llegir més: In the field Comparteix aquest! Els comentaris estan tancats Entomologia Arizona, Recol · lecció, Entomologia, Els perills de la Cobrança, Immigration This is an old image of mine, so it’s not perfect. If you can tell me this butterfly to species you get a high-five. If you know the subspecies, I’ll send you a new pack of #3 stainless steel pins! Only hint: It’s from the western USA. . . . → Llegir més: Persones papallona OK, ¿Qui sóc jo? Comparteix aquest! |
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