Kollha Ġodda, Attakk Moths!

Jidher bħal hemm preponderanza ta 'leġġendi urbani li jinvolvu insetti crawling fis tiffaċċja tagħna filwaqt li aħna torqod. Il-leġġenda aktar famuża hija xi ħaġa fuq il-linji ta ' “tiekol 8 brimb sena waqt l-irqad“. Attwalment meta inti google li n-numru tvarja minn 4 sa 8… sa . . . → Aqra Aktar: Kollha Ġodda, Attakk Moths!

L-Araknologi niżlu l-art

kollox sew, not an insect

 

For the next three weeks my colleagues from the Arachnology lab at the California Academy of Sciences are in the Philippines! (no, not jealous at all…) The trip is part of the CAS Hearst expedition, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey . . . → Aqra Aktar: L-Araknologi niżlu l-art

Blue Oak Ranch Riserva

Ftit ġimgħat ilu ġejt mistieden biex ningħaqad ma’ klassi ta’ entomoloġija ta’ Berkeley barra fil-qasam fi tmiem il-ġimgħa. Id-destinazzjoni tagħna kienet il-Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; waħda mir-riżervi l-aktar ġodda għas-sistema tal-Università ta’ Kalifornja li tinsab eżatt barra minn San Jose fuq Mount Hamilton (mappa hawn taħt). Kien a . . . → Aqra Aktar: Blue Oak Ranch Riserva

Dubbien jista 'jkun (verament) jibred

Lasia klettii: Photos by April Nobile, CAS

For the most part flies are not an insect I get overly excited about. Madankollu, the enigmatic family Acroceridae are the exception. I’ll start sharing some interesting genera from time to timethe morphology of the family is amazingly diverse. Most of my days . . . → Aqra Aktar: Dubbien jista 'jkun (verament) jibred

In-natura tigdem lura

Apparently something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, enough so that they are building webs over the vent systems of the 4 cylinder vehicles (and not the 6!). The problem has been deemed aspider infestationby the car company, u . . . → Aqra Aktar: In-natura tigdem lura

Happy Halloween!

Jista 'jkun ġurnata tard, iżda xorta min jipprova. Boo!

Aphonopelma speċi minn Western Texas.

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

Have you raw lili?

Għal dawk Californians qari, speċjalment dawk fil-nofsinhar, żżomm għajnejk out għal dan brimba ftit beautiful, Geometricus Latrodectus – l-armla kannella. Arachnologists fil UC Riverside qegħdin jissorveljaw it-tixrid ta 'din l-ispeċi invażivi. Ironikament jirriżulta li ma jkunux bħala perikolużi kif armla iswed tagħna nattiva. Madankollu, mhuwiex . . . → Aqra Aktar: Have you raw lili?