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 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise)  Entomologie  Bad Știință, Fluturi, Entomologie, lepidoptere, Mass-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). . . . → Citeste mai mult: Fluturele săptămânii Trimiteți acest!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Bine, 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 . . . → Citeste mai mult: din fericire, nu sunt un gândac Trimiteți acest!Rivers Cuomo mi-a scris o melodie. Nu-i rău, dar acum cred că vreau costumul acela de mantis pentru Halloween. Și, desigur, sunt obligat să subliniez că râmele nu sunt insecte… [vimeo = 14822451] Trimiteți acest!Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Cine îmi poate spune ce cele “flori” actually are? 10 puncte de primul care a ghici corect… sau poate un premiu minunat? Trimiteți acest![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Trimiteți acest!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.) Dar, they were all printed images of . . . → Citeste mai mult: Îți dau meu Ken Griffey Jr. pentru… Trimiteți acest!
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 . . . → Citeste mai mult: Stupid buttefly of the week Trimiteți acest!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. . . . → Citeste mai mult: In the field Trimiteți acest! Comentariile sunt închise Entomologie Arizona, Colectare, Entomologie, Pericole de colectare, Immigration 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. . . . → Citeste mai mult: OK butterfly people, who am I? Trimiteți acest! |
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