Genius y Wasg, v. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Oes, you read it here first, a positive article about entomology collections. We all need a breather after that Fox news fiasco with the Michigan State collection. The Honolulu Magazine does a really . . . → Darllen Mwy: Genius y Wasg, v. VI

Nawr yw ein siawns…

A 15 morfil llwyd troed newydd ei olchi i fyny ym Mae San Francisco. Nawr yw ein cyfle i ffrwydro rhan morfil 2!

Genius of the Press V

So what is wrong with this illustration below? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer

Cael Bywyd, Darganfod

I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery seriesLife”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Yn naturiol, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Darllen Mwy: Cael Bywyd, Darganfod

Genius y Wasg, v. IV

Rhandaliad arall o Athrylith y Wasg, ac efallai dipyn o bêl feddal. (Yikes mae'r rhain yn hawdd i'w canfod) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?

And now you know the rest of the story

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (iawn, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story.

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Take the time to register (sorry, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Darllen Mwy: And now you know the rest of the story

Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

For all those who abstained from voting (I want to assume some readers must have known the identity of our mystery caterpillar, but were too lazy to comment), here is the answer (after the break).

. . . → Darllen Mwy: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

Genius y Wasg, v. III

Eto rhandaliad arall o fy hoff gyfres, yr athrylith y wasg. This article comes from ABC news, sy'n gallu adnabod lindys hwn? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Athrylith y wasg, rhan 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.

Athrylith y wasg

Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what thoseflowersactually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctlyor maybe some awesome prize?