Гениј на печатот, 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. Да, 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 . . . → Прочитај повеќе: Гениј на печатот, v. VI

Now is our chance

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

Get a Life, Discovery

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!?” Природно, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Прочитај повеќе: Get a Life, Discovery

Гениј на печатот, v. IV

Уште еден дел од Genius of the Press, а можеби и малку софтбол. (Да, овие се лесно да се најдат) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?

И сега знаете на остатокот од оваа приказна

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Ред, 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 . . . → Прочитај повеќе: И сега знаете на остатокот од оваа приказна

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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Гениј на печатот, 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.

Гениј на печатот, дел II

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

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Генијалноста на печатот

Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Кој може да ми каже кои се тие “цвеќиња” actually are? 10 укажува на првиот што точно ќе погоди… или можеби некоја прекрасна награда?