Genio della Stampa, in. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Sì, 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 . . . → Per saperne di più: Genio della Stampa, in. VI

Now is our chance

La 15 foot gray whale just washed up in the San Francisco Bay. Now is our chance for exploding whale part 2!

Genio della stampa 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

Get a Life, Scoperta

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!?” Naturalmente, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Per saperne di più: Get a Life, Scoperta

Genio della Stampa, in. IV

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?

E ora sapete il resto della storia

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Ok, 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 (scusa, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Per saperne di più: E ora sapete il resto della storia

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).

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Genio della Stampa, v.III

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.

Genius of the press, part 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.

Il genio della stampa

Mi sono imbattuto in questo articolo di oggi cura di Doug Yanega alla UC Riverside, che stimolato la ricerca di ulteriori informazioni. Chi può dire che cosa quelle “fiori” in realtà sono? 10 indica il primo a indovinare correttamente… o forse qualche premio impressionante?