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). . . . → Devamı: Haftanın Kelebek Bu haberi paylaş!Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Tamam, 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 . . . → Devamı: Thankfully, I’m not a beetle Bu haberi paylaş!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] Bu haberi paylaş!Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Ne o bana söyleyebilir “çiçekler” actually are? 10 İlk puan doğru tahmin… ya da belki bazı müthiş ödül? Bu haberi paylaş![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Bu haberi paylaş!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.) Ancak, they were all printed images of . . . → Devamı: I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. için… Bu haberi paylaş!
Bu kelebeği bilin? Tamam, kimse gerçekten yok. Bu cins Apodemia olduğu (Riodinidae), ancak bu grubun taksonomi bir felaket… ve hatta bana alttür girmeyelim. Bu numune Eylül ayında fotoğraflandı, Bunu anlamı Apodemia Mormo olması muhtemeldir (Bir almak gerekir) tabanlı . . . → Devamı: Haftanın aptal buttefly Bu haberi paylaş!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. . . . → Devamı: In the field Bu haberi paylaş!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. . . . → Devamı: OK butterfly people, who am I? Bu haberi paylaş! |
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