Publisert i Santa Barbara News Press, Vinter 2009. Hvem kan fortelle meg hva som er galt med disse bildetekster?
Side scan kreditt: Stuart Wilson.
 2 kommentarer - (Kommentarer er stengt)  entomologi  Bad Science, Sommerfugler, entomologi, Lepidoptera, Media 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). . . . → Les mer: Butterfly av uken Del dette!Because I would have been subjected to this. Snakk om dyremishandling! OK, bare tuller, men denne historien er litt latterlig. Artikkelen sier at forskerne hadde brukt stemmen Limbaugh fordi det var “lett tilgjengelig”, ikke fordi de hatet ham. Vel det viser seg ikke å være sant, they chose Rush . . . → Les mer: Heldigvis, Jeg er ikke en bille Del dette!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] Del dette!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? Del dette![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Del dette!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.) Men, they were all printed images of . . . → Les mer: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. til… Del dette!
Kjenn denne sommerfuglen? Det er greit, ingen gjør det egentlig. Det er i slekten Apodemia (Riodinidae), men taksonomien til denne gruppen er en katastrofe… og ikke engang få meg i gang med underarten. Dette eksemplaret ble fotografert i september, betyr at det mest sannsynlig er Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Les mer: Ukens dumme sommerfugl Del dette!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. . . . → Les mer: I felten Del dette!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. . . . → Les mer: OK butterfly people, who am I? Del dette! |
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