Bau Bug Bau

CNN kini telah melompat pada kereta musik dari FOX-esque bashing dana ilmiah. Reporter Erin Burnett “laporan” pada pendanaan federal $5.7 juta dolar untuk membantu memerangi Bug Stink invasif Brown Marmorated (Halyomorpha halys). Sarkasme Burnett adalah hampir cukup tebal untuk masuk ke tingkat SNL dari kekonyolan, tapi dia tampaknya tulus dalam dirinya . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Bau Bug Bau

Senin Moth

Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Senin Moth

Kegilaan Raja

Bagi pembaca rutin blog saya, Anda mungkin sudah tahu sikap saya pada raja, tapi mengejar ketinggalan di sini jika Anda ingin. Kemarin saya datang di artikel ini di LA kali – mengenai koloni overwintering dari raja di Pacific Grove, CA. Di sini, barat membagi benua, ada cukup . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Kegilaan Raja

Have you seen me?

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricusthe brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Have you seen me?