Genius prasy, 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 w tygodniu

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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Na szczęście, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Dobrze, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Na szczęście, I’m not a beetle

All my friends are insects

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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The genius of the press

Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what thoseflowersactually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctlyor maybe some awesome prize?

Mała ranka muzyki

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I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. dla…

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.) Ale, they were all printed images of . . . → Czytaj więcej: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. dla…

Głupi buttefly tygodnia

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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Głupi buttefly tygodnia

W dziedzinie

Jedną z zalet bycia entomolog podróżuje i zbierania. I umieścić kilka tysięcy mil w samochodzie każdego lata i są to jedne z najlepszych miejsc w Arizonie do zbierania. Obraz jest z najwyższej góry Baboquivari (Baboquivari Szczyt w środku), Stacja Badawcza brązowy Kanion. . . . → Czytaj więcej: W dziedzinie

OK, ludzie motyli, kim jestem?

To jest mój stary obraz, więc nie jest idealnie. Jeśli powiesz mi tego motyla gatunkom, przybijesz piątkę. Jeśli znasz podgatunek, wyślę ci nową paczkę #3 szpilki ze stali nierdzewnej! Tylko podpowiedź: Pochodzi z zachodnich Stanów Zjednoczonych.

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