Iċ-ċkejkna tal-kamla

Il-familja Nepticulidae għandha xi wħud mill-iżgħar kamla magħrufa, li jvarjaw minn 3-8mm wing-tip sa wing-tip. Għal paragun għandi immaġini żewġ kamla hawn fuq: l-akbar magħruf – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 pulzieri, u wieħed mill-iżgħar (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Aqra Aktar: Iċ-ċkejkna tal-kamla

A Sena fl-Reviżjoni

Oops, qisu I qbiżt ewwel tiegħi "blogoversary"! It-tnejn l-21 kien il-punt kruċjali ta 'sena għall-blog tiegħi; u jien oerhört kuntenti li jkunu qattgħu l-aħħar sena qsim ta 'xi ramblings tiegħi mal kollha inti. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Aqra Aktar: A Sena fl-Reviżjoni

Entomophagy: moths for dinner

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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Entomophagy: moths for dinner

A ghost is born

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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: A ghost is born

Genius tal-XIV-Istampa

Hawn huma xi screenshots minn wieħed mill podcasts favoriti tiegħi, Il Moth! Għal dawk li mhumiex konxji ta 'dan, inti għandek check out – u jkun sorpriż li mhuwiex attwalment entomoloġija relatati. True Stories told live fuq il-palk li jvarjaw minn hilarious qalb. IMMA, għamlu dehra fuq GOP tiegħi . . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius tal-XIV-Istampa

Lura fil-Qasam

Għada jibda l-istadju 1 xogħol kamp / sewqan crazy u vacation ħin. I ser tkun iffokata fuq il-ġbir għal dan l-istadju tal-vjaġġ, laqtu Texas nofsinhar biss fil-ħin għall-aħħar denb ta 'moths waqgħa jtajru fil-ġeneru Schinia. Iżda microleps interess primarju tiegħi, u jien ċert I ser jiġu lura ma 'mijiet . . . → Aqra Aktar: Lura fil-Qasam

Ħin għandha tittajjar

Ara naqra huwa kien ftit ġimgħat mill-aħħar post tiegħi, u jien daqsxejn embarrassed li ħallieh għaddej sakemm. Liema kienu I kien sa? Mhux ma sħiħa. Ebda vjaġġi ġbir impressjonanti, ebda speċi ġodda jew skoperti. Actually I kont qed seduta mikroskopju dissecting ġenitali jew databasing dubbien parassitiċi. I ser ikollhom . . . → Aqra Aktar: Ħin għandha tittajjar

Genius tal-XII-Istampa

Sfida oħra GOP mhux kollha li diffiċli, jinstab hawnhekk mill-websajt TV Skoċċiż. X'hemm ħażin ma 'l-istorja hawn taħt?

A Spider Sierran

A weekend mingħajr moths jistgħu jgħixu lepidopterist biex tagħmel affarijiet crazy. Crazy biżżejjed biex ritratt spider. Matul il-weekend I kien akkumpanjat mal-Sierra Lvant minn blogger sħabi insetti, coworker u arachnologist, Szuts Tamas. I kien fuq it-tfittxija għal aktar kampjuni ta 'Hepialidae ġdida ta' li inti tista 'tkun familjari . . . → Aqra Aktar: A Spider Sierran

Genius tal-Istampa XI

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 imagesand 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, hemm . . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius tal-Istampa XI