ANSWER: This wasn’t easy – but this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac
 8 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni)  Entomologija  Kalifornijska akademija znanosti, Borba, Entomologija, Moljci, Fotografija, Vrsta These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myself “here is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”. Wait for it… Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae) . . . → Opširnije: Net-Krilati Beetle Podijelite ovu! 2 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Arizona, Buba, Coleoptera, Entomologija, Fotografija
Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (sovice) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, Kalifornija. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac Podijelite ovu! 2 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Prikupljanje, Entomologija, Cvijeće, Leptiri, Moljci, Fotografija
Muškarac – Marin rtovi Poput mnogih drugih urbanih životinja, Misija Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) je onaj koji ozbiljno je ugrožena. Ovaj mali plavi živi u sitnim fragmentima staništa uz multi-milijun dolar razvoj ui oko San Francisca. Prije jednog stoljeća ovaj leptir . . . → Opširnije: Misija Blue Butterfly Podijelite ovu! 3 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Leptiri, Konzervacija, Ugrožene vrste, Leptiri, Misija Plava, Fotografija
Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, ali mislim da je šteta što smo popularizirali tako mračan lik. Iznad je mnogo veselija Neotropical Arctiinae iz Francuske Gvajane koja izgleda kao da ima lice klauna. Nažalost ovo nije moja fotografija, ali . . . → Opširnije: Nedjelja Moth Podijelite ovu! 4 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Entomologija Prikupljanje, France, French Guiana, Leptiri, Moljci, Fotografija, Tropics A few weeks ago I was invited to join a Berkeley entomology class out in the field for the weekend. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; one of the newest reserves to the University of California system located just outside of San Jose on Mount Hamilton (map below). It was a . . . → Opširnije: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Podijelite ovu! Komentari su zatvoreni Entomologija Buba, Berkeley, Entomologija, Moljci, Fotografija, Pauci, University of California Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. Farms can be dangerous places, especially if you’re a photographer. Proposed legislation in Florida, titled simply “farms”, is attempting to make photography or drawings in, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (up to 30 years in . . . → Opširnije: 1984 Podijelite ovu! 2 Komentari - (Komentari su zatvoreni) Skepticizam Farms, Laws, Fotografija, Republikanski, Skepticizam [cetsEmbedGmap src=http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.393039,-118.416824&spn=0.359452,0.715485&t=h&z=11 width=600 height=330 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=auto] Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Opširnije: The Moth is off to Catalina Podijelite ovu! Komentari su zatvoreni Entomologija, Razni Catalina, Channel Islands, Prikupljanje, Entomologija, Fotografija ups, 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 . . . → Opširnije: A Year in Review Podijelite ovu! Komentari su zatvoreni Razni Blogoversary, Entomologija, Moljci, Nove vrste, Fotografija, Skepticizam Alex Wild posted a few days ago about the “freelensing” photography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniatures – but so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (bez igre riječi). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Opširnije: Neki stvarno super tilt-shift Podijelite ovu! |
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