Genius of the press, part II

Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, зима 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly of the week

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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Срећом, Ја нисам буба

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! У реду, 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 . . . → Прочитајте више: Срећом, Ја нисам буба

Сви моји пријатељи су инсекти

Риверс Куомо ми је написао песму. Није лоше, али сада мислим да желим тај костим богомољке за Ноћ вештица. И наравно дужан сам да истакнем да глисте нису инсекти…

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Геније штампе

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?

Мало морнинг музике

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I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. за…

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.) Али, they were all printed images of . . . → Прочитајте више: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. за…

Stupid buttefly of the week

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 . . . → Прочитајте више: Stupid buttefly of the week

У пољу

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. . . . → Прочитајте више: У пољу

ОК људи лептири, ко сам ја?

Ово је моја стара слика, тако да није савршено. Ако ми можете рећи да је овај лептир врста, добићете петицу. Ако познајете подврсту, Послаћу вам ново паковање #3 игле од нерђајућег челика! Само наговештај: Из западне је САД.

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