Rivers of Gold

Kilka zdjęć z mojego weekendu mothing podróż w dół do Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Wczesna wiosna wzdłuż środkowego wybrzeża jest oszałamiający, i drogi z powrotem obserwatorów były pełne kwiatów. Były dziesiątki samochodów zajmowane przez rodziny na przejażdżkę w weekend, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Czytaj więcej: Rivers of Gold

Za dużo wolnego czasu?

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. Tak, those are actually made from one single piece of uncut paper. He provides the crease pattern for most of his designs, but actually folding . . . → Czytaj więcej: Za dużo wolnego czasu?

And now you know the rest of the story

For those who saw the FOX interview with MSU entomologist Dr. Cognato (Dobrze, for those who didn’t, here it is), you will be interested to hear his side of the story.

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Take the time to register (przepraszam, it’s annoying but I couldn’t find it anywhere else) and read a response to the interview by . . . → Czytaj więcej: And now you know the rest of the story

Aquamoth część 2

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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Aquamoth część 2

In the name of the

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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 satannot the twisted minds of individual humans. Tak, “the Devil is at work . . . → Czytaj więcej: In the name of the

Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

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).

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Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia 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. . . . → Czytaj więcej: Aquamoth!

Kalifornijska Wiosna

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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Kalifornijska Wiosna

Geniusz prasy, V.II

Jeszcze inna odsłona mojej ulubionej serii, Geniusz prasy. This article comes from ABC news, którzy mogą zidentyfikować Caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Wyłączony z głowami!

(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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Wyłączony z głowami!