Prentsaren jenioa, zatia II

Santa Barbara News Press-en argitaratua, Negua 2009. Nork esan dezake zer dagoen gaizki epigrafe hauek?

Orria eskaneatzeko kreditua: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly of the week

Not the typical butterflybut this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic feverthe Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Gehiago irakurri: Butterfly of the week

Thankfully, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Ados, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it wasreadily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Thankfully, I’m not a beetle

All my friends are insects

Rivers Cuomo wrote me a song. Not bad, but now I think I want that mantis costume for Halloween. And of course I am obliged to point out that earthworms are not insects

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The genius of the press

Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what thoseflowersactually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctlyor maybe some awesome prize?

Gutxi goizean musika A

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I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. for…

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.) Baina, they were all printed images of . . . → Gehiago irakurri: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. for…

Asteko tximeleta ergela

Ezagutu tximeleta hau? Ondo da, inork ez du benetan egiten. Apodemia generokoa da (Riodinidae), baina talde honen taxonomia hondamendia da… eta ez nazazu azpiespeziean hasi ere egin. Ale hau irailean atera zen argazkia, hau da, litekeena da Apodemia mormo izatea (mormoa) based . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Asteko tximeleta ergela

Arloan

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. . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Arloan

OK tximeleta pertsona, nor naiz?

Hau nire irudi zaharra da, beraz, ez da perfektua. Espezieei tximeleta hau esaten badidazu, bost bat lortuko duzu. Azpiespeziea ezagutzen baduzu, pakete berri bat bidaliko dizut #3 altzairu herdoilgaitzezko pinak! Iradokizun bakarra: AEB mendebaldekoa da.

. . . → Gehiago irakurri: OK tximeleta pertsona, nor naiz?