Genius of the press, part II

Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?

Page scan credit: 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).

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Syukurlah, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! okey, 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Syukurlah, I’m not a beetle

Semua kawan saya adalah serangga

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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Genius akhbar

Terjumpa artikel ini hari ini menjaga Doug Yanega di UC Riverside, yang mendorong pencarian maklumat lanjut. Siapa boleh beritahu saya apa itu “bunga” sebenarnya adalah? 10 menunjuk kepada yang pertama meneka dengan betul… atau mungkin hadiah yang menarik?

Sedikit muzik pagi

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Saya akan memberikan anda Ken Griffey Jr saya. untuk…

Ini adalah sesuatu yang tidak pernah saya lihat sebelum ini. Semasa membesar, saya sentiasa mempunyai seseorang memberi saya objek kitsch dengan serangga pada mereka, malah bermain kad. Malah tahun lepas saya mendapat satu lagi tali leher bertemakan serangga. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) Tetapi, they were all printed images of . . . → Baca Lebih: Saya akan memberikan anda Ken Griffey Jr saya. untuk…

Stupid buttefly of the week

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 disasterand 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Stupid buttefly of the week

In the field

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. . . . → Baca Lebih: In the field

OK butterfly people, who am I?

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.

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