Chris Grinter, on July 18th, 2011% I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LA – although in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Ali . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac
Chris Grinter, on July 12th, 2011% Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . . . → Opširnije: Curators Astounded!
Chris Grinter, on July 11th, 2011% Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (ispod).
Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Ovaj . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac
Chris Grinter, 5. srpnja, 2011%
Čini se kao da prevladavaju urbane legende koje uključuju kukce koji nam se uvlače u lice dok spavamo. Najpoznatiji mit je nešto nalik na “ti jedeš 8 pauci godišnje dok spavaju“. Zapravo kada proguglate taj broj se kreće od 4 do 8… up to . . . → Opširnije: Sve novo, Napadni moljci!
Chris Grinter, on June 30th, 2011%
Micronecta scholtzi
The hills of the European countryside are alive in the chorus of amorous, screaming, male aquatic bugs. The little insect above, Micronecta scholtzi (Corixidae), measures in at a whopping 2.3mm and yet produces a clicking/buzzing sound easily audible to the human ear above the water surface. To put that in . . . → Opširnije: Nevjerojatno glasni svijet bug seksa
Chris Grinter, 20. lipnja, 2011% Ja ću zadržati loptu valjanje u ovoj seriji i pokušati napraviti što više redovito. Također ću se usredotočiti na isticanje nove vrste svaki tjedan od golemih zbirki ovdje na California Academy of Sciences. To nam daje dovoljno materijala za… barem nekoliko stotina godina.
Grammia . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac
Chris Grinter, 14. lipnja, 2011% Karte / zatvorenost % ažurirana: 16 Lipanj
Kako se bliži srpanj, veselim se susretu lepidopterista na obali Pacifika’ Društvo. Ove godine održat će se u Prescott Arizoni, oko 2 sati sjeverno od Phoenixa. A od ovog trenutka to je jedno od rijetkih mjesta u Arizoni koje nije zapaljeno. . . . → Opširnije: Arizona u vatri
Chris Grinter, on June 7th, 2011%
I’ve known for a while that beetles and other inverts occasionally have vertebrates on their menu, but I didn’t really know how large of an animal they could subdue! Even when the odd mantis grabs a hummingbird the size difference is not as substantial as is shown below. This impressive video was . . . → Opširnije: Uzmi to, kralježnjaci!
Chris Grinter, 30. svibnja, 2011%
Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (sovice) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, Kalifornija. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac
Chris Grinter, 7. svibnja, 2011%
Tko mi može reći što nije u redu u nastavku? Ne samo da je očiti problem fotografije, ali autor članka poduzima neke logične korake kako bi podržao svoju premisu. Tko mi može reći koje su njegove logičke pogreške? Još neću povezivati cijeli članak jer je to već učinio poznati Lepidopterist . . . → Opširnije: Genij tiska XVIII
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