A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Rivers of Gold
 6 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami)  Entomologija  Entomologija, Gėlės, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Kandys 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. Taip, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Too much free-time? Dalytis šiuo!For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Gerai, 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&funkcija = player_embedded] Take the time to register (atsiprašau, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) ir skaityti reagavo į interviu . . . → Skaityti daugiau: And now you know the rest of the story Dalytis šiuo!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 . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Aquamoth part 2 Dalytis šiuo!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. Taip, “the Devil is at work . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Vardu… Dalytis šiuo!Visiems susilaikiusiems (Noriu manyti, kad kai kurie skaitytojai turėjo žinoti mūsų paslaptingo vikšro tapatybę, bet buvo per daug tingus komentuoti), štai atsakymas (po pertraukos).
. . . → Skaityti daugiau: Atsakymas į praėjusios savaitės spaudos genijų Dalytis šiuo! Vienas komentaras - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Konkursas, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Žiniasklaida 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. . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Aquamoth! Dalytis šiuo!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 . . . → Skaityti daugiau: California Spring Dalytis šiuo!Dar viena mano mėgstamiausio serialo dalis, spaudos genijus. Šis straipsnis yra iš ABC naujienų, kas gali atpažinti šį vikšrą? Tai tikrai NĖRA čigonų kandis. Kolegos entomologijos tinklaraštininkas Myrmecos praėjusią savaitę turėjo panašią istoriją. Dalytis šiuo! Komentarai nepriimami Entomologija Blogas Mokslas, Konkursas, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Žiniasklaida, Taksonomija (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 . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Off with their heads! Dalytis šiuo! 2 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Barcoding, Drugeliai, Išsaugojimas, DNR, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Monarch |
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