Defectum Taxinomia

Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). Si librum usque ad frenum potes videre translationem anglicus. Hoc primo aspectu similis est chartae normae taxonomiae cum descriptionibus osseis nudis speciebus. Etiam te ipsum putare potes, “huh, mirentur cur species ex uno tantum specimine describuntur”. Not the . . . → Lege plus: Defectum Taxinomia

Quam facile est,…

UFO a congressu ad fake? Recordantes quod video biennium turpis in deserto. Confiteri, factum est cor meum ad primum ictum a skip. Et conversus sum et tria luminaria motis nitantur in silentio plus quam me candentis. Ego litteram cogitavi mecum, “Nolo in hoc% s @ sanctus crap!”. In . . . → Lege plus: Quam facile est,…

New Page Technique!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

Beatus Dies Terrae

Cum magna nuntius ex Bill Nye, Scientia Guy.

Conservationists opus est ut fideles, conservatione wetlands, silvae, aperta spatia et litoribus. Nos postulo ut reducere vastum — plastic purgamentum et sicut. Sed id ipsum eget magna, new ideas: novas vias distribuere ac reponere navitas for . . . → Lege plus: Beatus Dies Terrae

Nunc nostra est fortuna…

A 15 iustus lavit pedes cinerei cetus in San Francisco Bay. Occasion cultûs partem piscis autem est nobis 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… sic subsisto tuned.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Lege plus: 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

Vox Populi, volume 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, et . . . → Lege plus: Vox Populi, volume I

Butterfly of the week

I’ve been a bit remiss at posting regular challenges, so I’ll try to pick up the pace. Who can tell me anything about this butterfly? The most you’re getting is that it is from the Western half of the US. Credit for family, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Lege plus: Butterfly of the week

Get a Life, Discovery

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!?” Naturaliter, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Lege plus: Get a Life, Discovery