Isnin rama-rama

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 LAalthough in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Tetapi . . . → Baca Lebih: Isnin rama-rama

Kurator Terkejut!

Baik kerana anda mungkin telah meneka subjek tidak begitu mengejutkan kerana saya judulnya, tetapi saya tidak dapat membantu tetapi untuk berputar dari artikel Guardian. Saya benar-benar merasa lucu apabila saya mencari sesuatu yang mengatakan saintis “terkejut”, “bingung”, “terkejut”, “bingung”, – Saya rasa itu adalah satu topik untuk satu masa yang lain… Namun demikian yang . . . → Baca Lebih: Kurator Terkejut!

Isnin rama-rama

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 (di bawah).

Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)

 

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Semua baru, Serangga Serangga!

Nampaknya terdapat banyak legenda bandar yang melibatkan serangga yang merayap ke muka kita semasa kita tidur. Mitos yang paling terkenal adalah sesuatu sepanjang garis “awak makan 8 labah-labah setahun semasa tidur“. Sebenarnya apabila anda google bahawa nombor itu berkisar dari 4 ke 8… sehingga . . . → Baca Lebih: Semua baru, Serangga Serangga!

Dunia seks pepijat yang sangat kuat

Micronecta scholtzi

Bukit di kawasan luar bandar Eropah hidup dalam paduan suara asmara, menjerit, pepijat akuatik jantan. Serangga kecil di atas, 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Dunia seks pepijat yang sangat kuat

Isnin rama-rama

I’m going to keep the ball rolling with this series and try to make it more regular. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material forat least a few hundred years.

Grammia . . . → Baca Lebih: Isnin rama-rama

Arizona pada Kebakaran

Peta / pembendungan % dikemaskini: 16 Jun

Sebagai Julai menghampiri saya kerana untuk mengharapkan mesyuarat Pacific Coast daripada Lepidopterists’ Persatuan. Tahun ini ia akan mengambil tempat di Prescott Arizona, kira-kira 2 jam utara Phoenix. Dan pada masa ini ia adalah salah satu daripada beberapa tempat di Arizona tidak terbakar. . . . → Baca Lebih: Arizona pada Kebakaran

Ambil yang, vertebrata!

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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Ambil yang, vertebrata!

Isnin rama-rama

Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Baca Lebih: Isnin rama-rama

Genius of the Press XVIII

 

Who can tell me what’s wrong below? Not only is it the obvious photo problem, but the author of the article takes some logical leaps to support his premise. Who can tell me what his logical fallacies are? I won’t link to the entire article quite yet because a well known Lepidopterist has already . . . → Baca Lebih: Genius of the Press XVIII