The tiniest of moths

By Chris Grinter, on March 1st, 2011%

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

7 comments - (Comments are closed)   Entomology   , , , , , , ,  

A strange armored lobopodian from the Cambrian

By Chris Grinter, on February 23rd, 2011%

The early Cambrian seas (542-488 million years ago) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. As possibly one of the precursors to the Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), the lobopodian lineages represent a strange group of “worms with legs” that once roamed the . . . → Read More: A strange armored lobopodian from the Cambrian

6 comments - (Comments are closed)   Miscellaneous, Science News   , , , ,