For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth?
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Niille Californians lukemista, erityisesti ne, etelässä, pitää silmällä tämän kaunis pieni hämähäkki, Phycosoma geometrinen – ruskea leski. Arachnologists UC Riverside seuraamme leviämisen tämän tulokaslajien. Ironista kyllä se osoittautuu ei olla yhtä vaarallista kuin meidän native musta leski. Kuitenkin, se ei ole . . . → Lue lisää: Oletko nähnyt minut? Jaa tämä! 2 kommentit - (Kommenttien lisääminen on estetty)  Hyönteistiede  Hyönteistiede, Tulokaslajit, Non-Hyönteiset, Hämähäkit With Korea teetering on the edge of a hot war, an ecological disaster of unprecedented proportion and civil unrest in Jamaica (someone harshed their mellow) – just to name a few of todays headlines from other sources – CNN takes the time to fluff up its front page.
I usually . . . → Lue lisää: Taitaa olla hidas uutispäivä… Jaa tämä!
A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. Lyhyesti, a glitch during cell differentiation creates asymmetrical chromosome patterns, which leads to asymmetrical sex expression in the adult insect. If you haven’t clicked the link above, do so, it’s an excellent description with some awesome photos. Back to the butterfly. I . . . → Lue lisää: Upea pieni perhonen Jaa tämä!Luonnollisesti, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named in 2009, Arizona State Universityn noudattama (ei kovin hyvä lista jos 7 uusia lajejani eivät olleet siellä…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it . . . → Lue lisää: Liian helppoa Jaa tämä!Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Go over and explore the latest moth carnival, a gathering of blogs that have featured moths in one way or another over the last month or so. Jaa tämä!News in from India, a butterfly photographer has been kidnapped. A local park official who was visiting the north eastern province Arunachal Pradesh was taken at night by a gang of armed youth-rebels. Efforts to find him have been hampered by the weather and remote terrain. India has recently become one of the most difficult . . . → Lue lisää: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist Jaa tämä! 2 kommentit - (Kommenttien lisääminen on estetty) Hyönteistiede Perhoset, Vaarat kerääminen, Valokuvaus Over a long weekend I’ll be out in the field. Stay tuned for incredible stories (no hype here…). While I’m away enjoy the following from other excellent bloggers: Ted MacRae demonstrates the proper field attire. Just about how I’ll look for the next few days. Explore the Queensland Rainforest with David Rentz. Identify this moth . . . → Lue lisää: Gone Collecting Jaa tämä!It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Kyllä, you read it here first, a positive article about entomology collections. We all need a breather after that Fox news fiasco with the Michigan State collection. The Honolulu Magazine does a really . . . → Lue lisää: Genius of Press, v. VI Jaa tämä! 2 kommentit - (Kommenttien lisääminen on estetty) Hyönteistiede Keräily, Hyönteistiede, Tiedotusvälineet For those who are not aware, a new book hit the market at the end of last year. “The Moths of Western North America“, Powell and Opler. At only $95 it’s worth every cent (tai $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lue lisää: To all you Moth-ers Jaa tämä! Yksi kommentti - (Kommenttien lisääminen on estetty) Hyönteistiede Book Review, Hyönteistiede, perhoset, Koit |
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