|
The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest known – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Read More: The tiniest of moths Share this! 7 comments - (Comments are closed)  Entomology  Entomology, Lepidoptera, Microlepidoptera, Moths, Nepticulidae, New Species, Paleontology, Pests Oops, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Read More: A Year in Review Share this! Comments are closed Miscellaneous Blogoversary, Entomology, Moths, New Species, Photography, Skepticism I have always known that in many places of the world, especially off the beaten track, caterpillars of moths and butterflies are on the menu. From Africa to Australia there are dozens of species that might taste good enough to be reasonably edible or even delicious. But here in the US insects rarely if . . . → Read More: Entomophagy: moths for dinner Share this! 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, Conservation, Entomophagy, Food, Insects as food, Lepidoptera, Mexico, Moths, Nutrition Welcome to the new year, and nearly a full year of blogging! It’s amazing how fast the time flew by, but again it always does. As you likely noticed December turned out to be my weakest posting month with a whopping 2 posts. Resolution: more posting! Now I haven’t started blogging about music (for those . . . → Read More: A ghost is born Share this! 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Entomology, Field Museum, Lepidoptera, Moths, New Species, Sierra Nevada Here are some screenshots from one of my favorite podcasts, The Moth! For those who aren’t aware of it, you should check it out – and be surprised that it’s not actually entomology related. True stories told live on stage that range from hilarious to heartbreaking. BUT, they have made an appearance on my GOP . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XIV Share this!Tomorrow begins stage 1 of field work/crazy driving and vacation time. I will be focused on collecting for this stage of the trip, hitting southern Texas just in time for the tail end of fall flying moths in the genus Schinia. But microleps are my primary interest, and I’m sure I’ll come back with hundreds . . . → Read More: Back in the Field Share this! One comment - (Comments are closed) Entomology Collecting, Entomology, Hazards of Collecting, Moths, Road Trip, Texas Wow it’s been a few weeks since my last post, and I’m a bit embarrassed having let it go so long. What have I been up to? Not a whole not. No impressive collecting trips, no new species or discoveries. Actually I’ve been sitting at a microscope dissecting genitalia or databasing parasitic flies. I’ll have . . . → Read More: Time has flown Share this!Another not all that difficult GOP challenge, found here from the Scottish TV website. What’s wrong with the story below?
Share this!A weekend without moths can lead a lepidopterist to do crazy things. Crazy enough to photograph a spider. Over the weekend I was accompanied to the eastern Sierra by fellow insect blogger, coworker and arachnologist, Tamas Szuts. I was on the quest for more specimens of a new Hepialidae of which you may be familiar . . . → Read More: A Sierran Spider Share this!This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different images – and both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, there . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XI Share this! |
Skepticism |
