Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
 2 comentários - (Comentários estão fechados)  Entomologia  Ciência ruim, Borboletas, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Mídia 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). . . . → Leia mais: Borboleta da semana Compartilhe este!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Está bem, 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 . . . → Leia mais: Agradecidamente, I’m not a beetle Compartilhe este!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] Compartilhe este!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? Compartilhe este![youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Compartilhe este!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.) Mas, they were all printed images of . . . → Leia mais: Eu vou te dar o meu Ken Griffey Jr. por… Compartilhe este!
Conheça esta borboleta? Está certo, ninguém realmente faz. É no gênero apodemia (Riodinidae), mas a taxonomia deste grupo é um desastre… e nem sequer me fale sobre as subespécies. Este espécime foi fotografado em setembro, o que significa que é mais provável que seja apodemia mormo (Necessita de ter um) com base . . . → Leia mais: Buttefly estúpido da semana Compartilhe este! Comentários estão fechados Entomologia Borboletas, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Espécies, Espécies Concepts 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. . . . → Leia mais: In the field Compartilhe este!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. . . . → Leia mais: OK butterfly people, who am I? Compartilhe este! |
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