Fikra ya Press, v.III

Jingine awamu ya mfululizo wangu favorite, fikra ya vyombo vya habari. Makala hii linatokana na ABC habari, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Mbali na vichwa vyao!

(picha mikopo)

monarchs wameanza spring uhamiaji wao kaskazini na unaweza hata kuona moja hivi karibuni (si kusisimua kama wewe kuishi katika FL au HI ambapo kuna wakazi mwaka mzima, au katika CA ambapo kuna tofauti matangazo overwintering). Taarifa kutoka maeneo yao ya majira ya baridi katika Mexico Hata hivyo ni mabaya; na uwezekano wa chini . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mbali na vichwa vyao!

Genius wa vyombo vya habari, sehemu ya II

Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly ya wiki

Sio kipepeo wa kawaida – lakini huu ni muundo wa kukunja wa protini kutoka kwa homa ya hemorrhagic ya Amerika Kusini – virusi vya Machupo. The article was found on Science Daily. Kufanana kwa kushangaza na kipepeo, labda hata Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Soma Zaidi: Butterfly ya wiki

Stupid buttefly of the week

Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disasterand don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Soma Zaidi: Stupid buttefly of the week

vipepeo vya kupita muda

Licha ya kutopendezwa sana na vipepeo, wao ni wazuri kutazama. Hapa kuna video nzuri sana ya mvulana ninayemfahamu huko Kusini mwa CA. Video zake za mzunguko wa maisha wa lepidoptera ni za kuvutia sana, na huyu hasa ni mrembo. Ikiwa unakata karibu 3:00 katika, utaona kadhaa . . . → Soma Zaidi: vipepeo vya kupita muda

OK butterfly people, who am I?

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.

. . . → Soma Zaidi: OK butterfly people, who am I?

Inaugural post

Hivyo, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Soma Zaidi: Inaugural post