It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Jā, 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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Preses ģēnijs, v. MĒS
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A 15 foot gray whale just washed up in the San Francisco Bay. Now is our chance for exploding whale part 2! Dalīties!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… Dalīties!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!?” Dabiski, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Iegūt dzīvi, Atklājums Dalīties! 4 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti)  Entomoloģija, Skepticisms  Entomoloģija, Mediju, Oprah, Skepticisms 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? Dalīties! 4 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Slikti Zinātne, Izcīņa, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Mediju For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Labi, 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 (atvainojos, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Lasīt vairāk: And now you know the rest of the story Dalīties!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).
. . . → Lasīt vairāk: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Dalīties!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. Dalīties! Komentāri ir slēgti Entomoloģija Slikti Zinātne, Izcīņa, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Mediju, Taxonomy Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Dalīties! 2 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Slikti Zinātne, Tauriņi, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera, Mediju Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Kurš var man pateikt, kas tiem “ziedi” actually are? 10 norāda uz pirmo uzminēt pareizi… vai varbūt kādu laba balva? Dalīties! |
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