Jumatatu nondo

Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (pengine) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Uvundo wa Mdudu Unanuka

CNN sasa akaruka juu ya bandwagon ya FOX-esque bashing wa fedha wa kisayansi. Mtangazaji Erin Burnett “ripoti” juu ya fedha za shirikisho ya $5.7 dola milioni ili kusaidia kupambana vamizi Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha Halys). Kejeli Burnett ni karibu nene kutosha kwa kuvunja ndani ya SNL ngazi ya ridiculousness, lakini yeye inaonekana kweli katika yake . . . → Soma Zaidi: Uvundo wa Mdudu Unanuka

Ufunguo wa Lepidoptera ya Canada

miezi michache iliyopita muhimu mkubwa kwa Lepidoptera ya Canada (wote) ilichapishwa na Jason Dombroskie – PhD mwanafunzi kutoka U. ya Alberta. mpango inapatikana kwa ajili ya madirisha watumiaji hivyo tu mimi si alikuwa na nafasi nzuri ya kuchunguza ni bado – lakini PDF inapatikana online . . . → Soma Zaidi: Ufunguo wa Lepidoptera ya Canada

Jumatatu nondo

Jozi Gnophaela vermiculata

 

Hii nondo Jumatatu ni Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. These beautiful day flying moths were abundant on yellow Helianthus flowers around 9000′ katika Santa Fe Taifa Forest, Mexico Mpya. Viwavi kulisha juu ya bluebells, lakini watu wazima wanapendelea bora zaidi nectar chanzo katika eneo – which fortunately makes . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Mrembo, Sexy Beer chupa

The 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. tuzo ni kufadhiliwa na Utafiti wa Improbable, shirika kwamba inakusanya kuvutia, isiyo ya kawaida, na karatasi moja kwa moja hilarious utafiti ushindi wazo kwamba si wote sayansi ni boring. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mrembo, Sexy Beer chupa

Kuongezeka Microcosmos

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microscopic wadudu dunia ni moja tofauti na za kwetu na sisi mara chache wanapewa kiza ndani yake. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcideidea) katika ndege. These insects are . . . → Soma Zaidi: Kuongezeka Microcosmos

Jumatatu nondo

Badilisha nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Hii nondo Jumatatu ni stunning kike wa Neotropical Megalopygidae – Badilisha nigrorufa. Ed Ross na Ev Schlinger zilizokusanywa specimen hii katika Peru katika 1955, na Nimesikia hadithi nyingi kuhusu misafara haya Epic. Siwezi kufikiria kusafiri kupitia meli ya mizigo, being gone for six or more . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Fikra ya Press XXI

This is a pretty epic fail. Mimi nadhani “vijana watu wazima” miongozo kuchapisha ni chini ya kali na “ukweli”.

 

 

 

Thanks to Richard Lee Brown for first posting this on Facebook.

Jumatatu nondo

Oops, Mimi skipped nondo mwisho Jumatatu ya, hivyo hapa ni mbili! Hizi ni baadhi stunners kutoka CAS Philippines msafara na nadhani kuwa figured nje ya majina yao. Kama unajua bora, tafadhali nikosoe.

 

Stop dharma (Limacodidae)

 

Parot marginata (Crambidae)

 

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Jumatatu nondo

Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo