Quelques images de mon voyage de mothing de week-end vers Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Le début du printemps le long de la côte centrale est magnifique, et les routes secondaires ont été emballés avec les observateurs de fleurs. Il y avait des dizaines de voitures occupées par des familles pour un entraînement de fin de semaine, beaucoup avaient des paniers-repas et s'est assis à regarder la . . . → En savoir plus: Rivers of Gold
 6 commentaires - (Les commentaires sont fermés)  Entomologie  Entomologie, Fleurs, Lépidoptères, Papillons de nuit Than fold yourself an insect. These pieces of art are the creation of Robert J. Lang. Chances are if you’ve seen some insane origami than they were his creation. Oui, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → En savoir plus: Too much free-time? Partagez cette!For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (D'accord, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7f52y4Nq4E&feature=player_embedded] Take the time to register (Pardon, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → En savoir plus: And now you know the rest of the story Partagez cette!I came across the full-text PDF of the amphibious moth article and extracted the tree showing the radiation of this species group and probable evolution of the amphibious traits. Interesting to note the case shape, and each moth is endemic to its own volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago. This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → En savoir plus: Partie Aquamoth 2 Partagez cette!UR6FVJ2S3B8H Nothing wrong with established religion… You can read all about his story from the NY Times. I think the scariest thing about this whole abuse scandal (scandalsssss) is that the church actually believes that this is the work of satan – not the twisted minds of individual humans. Oui, “the Devil is at work . . . → En savoir plus: In the name of the… Partagez cette!For all those who abstained from voting (I want to assume some readers must have known the identity of our mystery caterpillar, but were too lazy to comment), here is the answer (after the break).
. . . → En savoir plus: Réponse au Génie de la Presse de la semaine dernière Partagez cette! Un commentaire - (Les commentaires sont fermés) Entomologie Concours, Entomologie, Lépidoptères, Médias Un autre animal étonnant d'Hawaï – a completely amphibious caterpillar (publié en mars 22 PNAS). Bien qu'il existe quelques lépidoptères aquatiques, tous ont des branchies qui les maintiennent confinés à l'eau (attention, on ne parle que du stade larvaire). Si leur flux se tarit, la chenille aussi. . . . → En savoir plus: Aquamoth! Partagez cette!Spring has come to northern California and moths are on the wing. I took a quick trip up to the Sierra foothills over the weekend and hiked up the steep slopes above the American River. Above is pictured Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). It happens to be sitting on a beautiful california . . . → En savoir plus: Printemps californien Partagez cette!Yet another installment of my favorite series, the genius of the press. This article comes from ABC news, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth. Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week. Partagez cette! Les commentaires sont fermés Entomologie Bad science, Concours, Entomologie, Lépidoptères, Médias, Taxonomie (photo credit) The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → En savoir plus: Off with their heads! Partagez cette! 2 commentaires - (Les commentaires sont fermés) Entomologie Barcoding, Papillons, Préservation, ADN, Entomologie, Lépidoptères, Monarch |
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