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 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni)  Entomologija  Loša znanost, Leptiri, Entomologija, Leptiri, Medij 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). . . . → Opširnije: Butterfly tjedna Podijelite ovu!Zato bih bio podvrgnut to. Razgovarajte o okrutnosti prema životinjama! u redu, Samo se šalim, ali ova priča je malo smiješno. U članku se navodi da su znanstvenici koristili glas Limbaugh, jer je to bilo “dostupne”, Ne zato što su ga mrzili. Pa to ispada da ne bi bilo istinito, oni su izabrali Rush . . . → Opširnije: Srećom, Nisam buba Podijelite ovu!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… [vimeo=14822451] Podijelite ovu!Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize? Podijelite ovu![youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Podijelite ovu!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.) Ali, they were all printed images of . . . → Opširnije: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. za… Podijelite ovu!
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 . . . → Opširnije: Stupid buttefly of the week Podijelite ovu!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. . . . → Opširnije: In the field Podijelite ovu! Komentari su zatvoreni Entomologija Arizona, Prikupljanje, Entomologija, Opasnosti od Prikupljanje, 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. . . . → Opširnije: OK butterfly people, who am I? Podijelite ovu! |
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