Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Ne tipisks tauriņš – bet tas ir proteīns locīšanas struktūra no Dienvidamerikas hemorāģisko drudzi – Machupo vīruss. The article was found on Science Daily. Pārsteidzoša līdzība ar tauriņš, varbūt pat Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Tauriņš nedēļas Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Labi, 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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Par laimi, I’m not a beetle Rivers Cuomo uzrakstīja man dziesmu. Nav slikti, bet tagad es domāju, ka es gribu, ka mantis kostīms par Halloween. Un, protams, es esmu pateicīgs norādīt, ka sliekas nav kukaiņi… [vimeo=14822451] Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Kurš var man pateikt, kas tiem “ziedi” actually are? 10 norāda uz pirmo uzminēt pareizi… vai varbūt kādu laba balva? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] 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.) Bet, they were all printed images of . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Es došu jums manu Ken Griffey Jr. uz…
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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Stupid buttefly of the week Viens no perks Būt entomologs ceļo un vākt. Man dažus tūkstošus jūdžu uz auto katru vasaru, un tie ir divi no labākajiem vietām Arizona, lai savāktu. Top attēls ir no Baboquivari kalniem (Baboquivari Peak vidū), Brūns Canyon pētīšanas stacija. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Jomā 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. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: OK butterfly people, who am I? |
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