Sunday Quiz

For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth?

Have you seen me?

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricusthe brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: Have you seen me?

คงเป็นวันข่าวช้า…

โดยที่เกาหลีกำลังสั่นคลอนจากสงครามร้อน, ภัยพิบัติทางนิเวศวิทยาของสัดส่วนที่ไม่เคยมีมาก่อนและความไม่สงบในจาเมกา (มีคนทารุณความกลมกล่อมของพวกเขา) – เพียงเพื่อตั้งชื่อพาดหัวข่าววันนี้บางส่วนจากแหล่งอื่น – CNN ใช้เวลาในการขนขึ้นหน้าแรก.

ฉันมัก . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: คงเป็นวันข่าวช้า…

An Awesome Little Butterfly

A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. ในระยะสั้น, 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. ฉัน . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: An Awesome Little Butterfly

Just too Easy

เป็นธรรมชาติ, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named in 2009, complied by Arizona State University (not a very good list if 7 of my new species weren’t on there…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: Just too Easy

ผีเสื้อและฉัน #11

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.

The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

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 . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

Gone Collecting

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 . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: Gone Collecting

อัจฉริยะของสื่อมวลชน, วี. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. ใช่, 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 . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: อัจฉริยะของสื่อมวลชน, วี. VI

To all you Moth-ers

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 (หรือ $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → อ่านเพิ่มเติม: To all you Moth-ers