Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
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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). . . . → Lege plus: Butterfly of the week Illud communicari!Quia ad hanc fuisse. Loqui de immanitate vastatur! CALLIDE, iustus kidding, Sed in hoc est a frenum ridiculam. In hac voce usus Limbaugh dicit quod, quia scientiae “parabilia”, et oderunt eum, non quia. Sed verum est quod non fit, Rush elegerant . . . → Lege plus: Thankfully, Im 'non a beetle Illud communicari!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] Illud communicari!At venit trans articulus hodie curam Doug Yanega UC Riverside, search for which incitabant praeterea. Quis scit quid illa “flores” etiam sunt,? 10 punctis ad vere primum ad coniecto… fortasse aut praedam aliquam terribilis? Illud communicari![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Illud communicari!Quod quidem nunquam vidi ante. Auctus te semper tantum date mihi kitsch quod aliquis cum illis, exterminati sunt in, etiam ludens cards. Sed luctus erat quis nisl et elit Lorem aliud insect. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) Autem, they were all printed images of . . . → Lege plus: Ego enim dabo vobis mea Ken Griffey Jr. nam… Illud communicari!
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 . . . → Lege plus: Stupid buttefly of the week Illud communicari!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. . . . → Lege plus: In the field Illud communicari!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. . . . → Lege plus: OK butterfly people, who am I? Illud communicari! |
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