MĂ„ndag mal

ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut 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 . . . → LĂ€s mer: MĂ„ndag mal

Net-Winged Beetle

Dessa stora och intressanta Lycidae-skalbaggar (Lycus fernandezi) fanns rikligt i sydöstra Arizona för nĂ„gra veckor sedan. StĂ€ndigt flyger mellan blommor och fuktig sand som de skapade för enkla fotograferingsmĂ„l. jag tĂ€nkte för mig sjĂ€lv “hĂ€r Ă€r ett fantastiskt tillfĂ€lle att fĂ„nga en skalbagge som tar fart!”.

VĂ€nta pĂ„ det…

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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MĂ„ndag mal

Hoppsan, det Ă€r snart tisdag! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, Kalifornien. Astrarna var tjocka i dalarna nedanför den snötĂ€ckta Sierra, och nattfjĂ€rilarna var mĂ„nga. . . . → LĂ€s mer: MĂ„ndag mal

Mission Blue Butterfly

 

Man – Marin Headlands

Som sĂ„ mĂ„nga andra urbana djur, Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) Ă€r en som allvarligt hotas. Denna lilla blĂ„ liv i smĂ„ fragment av habitat tillsammans flera miljoner dollar utveckling i och runt San Francisco Bay. För ett sekel sedan denna fjĂ€ril . . . → LĂ€s mer: Mission Blue Butterfly

Sunday Moth

 

Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, but I think it’s a shame we have popularized such a grim character. Above is a much more cheery Neotropical Arctiinae from French Guiana that looks like it’s sporting a clown face. Sadly this isn’t my photograph, men . . . → LĂ€s mer: Sunday Moth

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

För nĂ„gra veckor sedan blev jag inbjuden att gĂ„ med i en Berkeley entomologikurs ute pĂ„ fĂ€ltet för helgen. VĂ„rt mĂ„l var Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; en av de nyaste reserverna till University of California-systemet som ligger strax utanför San Jose pĂ„ Mount Hamilton (kartan nedan). Det var en . . . → LĂ€s mer: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

1984

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 simplyfarms”, 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 . . . → LĂ€s mer: 1984

The Moth Ă„ker till Catalina

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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. . . . → LĂ€s mer: The Moth Ă„ker till Catalina

Ett Är i översyn

Hoppsan, ser ut som att jag missade min första "bloggoversary"! MĂ„ndagen den 21:a var ett Ă„rs vĂ€ndpunkt för min blogg; och jag Ă€r otroligt glad över att ha Ă€gnat det senaste Ă„ret Ă„t att dela nĂ„gra av mina pratstunder med er alla. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → LĂ€s mer: Ett Ă„r i översyn

Some really cool tilt-shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (Inget illa menat). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → LĂ€s mer: Some really cool tilt-shift