It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Sí, 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 . . . → Leer más: genio de la prensa, v. VI
 2 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados)  Entomología  Recolección, Entomología, Medios de comunicación La 15 foot gray whale just washed up in the San Francisco Bay. Now is our chance for exploding whale part 2! Compartir este! 3 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Misceláneo Medios de comunicación, Los insectos no- 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… Compartir este! 4 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Entomología, Lepidópteros, Medios de comunicación I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery series “Life”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Naturalmente, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Leer más: Get a Life, Discovery Compartir este! 4 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología, Escepticismo Entomología, Medios de comunicación, Oprah, Escepticismo Another installment of Genius of the Press, and perhaps a bit of a softball. (Yikes these are easy to find) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article? Compartir este! 4 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Mala ciencia, Concurso, Entomología, Lepidópteros, Medios de comunicación For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Aceptar, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7f52y4Nq4E&feature=player_embedded] Take the time to register (lo siento, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Leer más: And now you know the rest of the story Compartir este! Un comentario - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Entomología, Interview, Medios de comunicación 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).
. . . → Leer más: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Compartir este! Un comentario - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Concurso, Entomología, Lepidópteros, Medios de comunicación Yet another installment of my favorite series, the genius of the press. This article comes from ABC news, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth. Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week. Compartir este! los comentarios están cerrados Entomología Mala ciencia, Concurso, Entomología, Lepidópteros, Medios de comunicación, Taxonomía Publicado en Santa Barbara News Press, Invierno 2009. ¿Quién puede decirme qué hay de malo en estos subtítulos?? Crédito de escaneo de página: Estuardo Wilson. Compartir este! 2 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Mala ciencia, Mariposas, Entomología, Lepidópteros, Medios de comunicación Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize? Compartir este! 4 comentarios - (los comentarios están cerrados) Entomología Concurso, Entomología, Medios de comunicación, Mitos |
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