Taksonomi Gagal

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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Taksonomi Gagal

Seberapa mudah…

palsu pertemuan UFO? Saya merekam video ini dua tahun lalu atas gurun Arizona. Mengaku, itu membuat hati saya berdetak pada awalnya. Aku berbalik dan ada tiga lampu menyala mengambang diam-diam di atas saya. Aku benar-benar berpikir sendiri “kudus s # @% saya tidak percaya omong kosong ini!”. Itu . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Seberapa mudah…

Teknik Baru Halaman!

Aku baru saja diilustrasikan metode saya untuk menyebarkan Microlepidoptera, pergi menjelajahi halaman teknik. Yang cukup berani untuk mencobanya?

Selamat Hari Bumi

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 wasteplastic trash and the like. But what we really need is big, new ideas: new ways to distribute and store energy for . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Selamat Hari Bumi

Now is our chance

SEBUAH 15 foot gray whale just washed up in the San Francisco Bay. Now is our chance for exploding whale part 2!

How I keep myself busy

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… sehingga menantikan.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Baca selengkapnya: How I keep myself busy

Genius of the Press V

So what is wrong with this illustration below? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer

Suara rakyat, jilid I

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. Hopefully, I will come across these every once in a while, dan . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Suara rakyat, jilid I

Kupu-kupu dalam seminggu

Saya agak lalai memposting tantangan reguler, jadi saya akan mencoba untuk mengambil langkah. Siapa yang bisa memberi tahu saya tentang kupu-kupu ini? Yang paling Anda dapatkan adalah dari bagian barat AS. Kredit untuk keluarga, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Kupu-kupu dalam seminggu

Dapatkan Kehidupan, Penemuan

I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery seriesLife”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Naturally, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Dapatkan Kehidupan, Penemuan