Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
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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). . . . → Čítajte viac: Butterfly v týždni Zdieľať tento!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! OK, 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 . . . → Čítajte viac: Thankfully, I’m not a beetle Zdieľať tento!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] Zdieľať tento!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? Zdieľať tento![youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl = en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Zdieľať tento!To je niečo, čo som nikdy predtým nevidel. Vyrastal som vždycky mi niekto dať nejaký gýč objekt s hmyzom na nich, aj hracie karty. No ešte minulý rok som dostal ďalšie hmyzu motívom kravatu. (Ja nemám Whimsey pre PZ Myers a jeho úžasné kravatu.) Ale, boli všetci tlačené obrazy . . . → Čítajte viac: Dám ti svoje Ken Griffey Jr. pre… Zdieľať tento!
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 . . . → Čítajte viac: Hlúpy motýľ týždňa Zdieľať tento!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. . . . → Čítajte viac: In the field Zdieľať tento!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. . . . → Čítajte viac: OK butterfly people, who am I? Zdieľať tento! |
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