Beberapa gambar dari perjalanan ibu akhir pekan saya ke Shell Creek, Kabupaten San Luis Obispo. Awal musim semi di sepanjang pantai tengah sangat menakjubkan, dan jalan belakang dipenuhi oleh para pengamat bunga. Ada puluhan mobil yang ditempati oleh keluarga yang keluar untuk perjalanan akhir pekan, banyak yang mengemas makan siang dan duduk untuk menonton . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Sungai Emas
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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. Ya, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Too much free-time? Berbagi ini!For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Oke, 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 (maaf, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Baca selengkapnya: And now you know the rest of the story Berbagi ini!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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Bagian ngengat air 2 Berbagi ini!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. Ya, “the Devil is at work . . . → Baca selengkapnya: In the name of the… Berbagi ini!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).
. . . → Baca selengkapnya: Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press Berbagi ini!Another amazing animal from Hawaii – a completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (mind you, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Aquamoth! Berbagi ini!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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: California Spring Berbagi ini!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. Berbagi ini!(kredit foto) Penguasa sudah mulai utara migrasi musim semi mereka dan Anda bahkan mungkin melihat satu segera (tidak menarik jika Anda tinggal di FL atau HI mana ada warga sepanjang tahun, atau di CA mana ada bintik-bintik overwintering terpisah). Laporan dari lokasi musim dingin mereka di Meksiko namun suram; dengan kemungkinan terendah . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Off dengan kepala mereka! Berbagi ini! 2 komentar - (komentar ditutup)  Ilmu serangga  Barcode, Kupu-kupu, Konservasi, DNA, Ilmu serangga, Lepidoptera, Raja |
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