Por Chris Grinter, on April 27th, 2010% Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Ler máis: Taxonomia fallo
Por Chris Grinter, en 26 de abril, 2010% para finxir un encontro OVNI? Gravei este vídeo hai dous anos sobre o deserto de Arizona. Para confesar, fixo que o meu corazón latexara ao principio. Dei a volta e había tres luces brillantes flotando silenciosamente sobre min. Literalmente pensei para min “santo s#@% Non creo nesta merda!”. O . . . → Ler máis: Que fácil é…
Por Chris Grinter, on April 23rd, 2010% I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Por Chris Grinter, on April 22nd, 2010% With a great message from Bill Nye, the Science Guy.
We need to be conservationists to be sure, preserving wetlands, forests, open spaces and coastlines. We need to reduce our waste — plastic trash and the like. But what we really need is big, new ideas: new ways to distribute and store energy for . . . → Ler máis: Feliz día da terra
Por Chris Grinter, o 21 de abril, 2010% A 15 balea gris de patas acabada de lavar na baía de San Francisco. Agora é a nosa oportunidade de explotar a parte da balea 2!
Por Chris Grinter, o 21 de abril, 2010% I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… polo tanto, sexa Nós prestamos moita atención.
2009 was a great season. eu . . . → Ler máis: Cómo me manteño ocupado
Por Chris Grinter, o 18 de abril, 2010% Entón, o que hai de malo con este ilustración abaixo? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer…
Por Chris Grinter, o 16 de abril, 2010% I’ve come across a few e-mail transcripts of questions sent into our entomology department and I can not resist sharing them. I promise these messages are (and will be) 100% real and unedited. Names have been changed or removed to protect the innocent. Esperanza, I will come across these every once in a while, e . . . → Ler máis: A voz do pobo, Volume I
Por Chris Grinter, on April 14th, 2010% Fun un pouco neglixente ao publicar retos regulares, así que tentarei coller o ritmo. Quen me pode dicir algo desta bolboreta? O máximo que estás a conseguir é que é da metade occidental dos EUA. Crédito para a familia, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta da semana
Por Chris Grinter, on April 13th, 2010% Senteime embelesado diante da miña televisión o domingo vendo a última entrega da serie BBC/Discovery “A vida”. O primeiro que se me ocorre… “POR QUE Oprah foi elixida para narrar!?” Por suposto, Agardei a que se aireara o especial dos insectos antes de escribir un blog sobre isto, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Ler máis: Ter unha vida, Descubrimento
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