Women in Science

There has been a continuing discussion over the last few years of why so few women remain in science. While I’m not going to dive into that topic here, you can find great discussions here, burada, here and here. I don’t however think anyone argues about why women don’t enter science in the first place, . . . → Devamı: Women in Science

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Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Devamı: Pazartesi Güve

Filipinler I Böcekler

Bir ay önce ya da öylesine Kaliforniya Bilimler Akademisi Filipinler tam teşekküllü sefer başlattı. Nakit çoğunluğu kesme gemi ve dalış ekipleri harcanan iken, bir karasal bileşen vardı. Ben gitmek alamadım iken (ve evde oturdu ve pouted), Ben bazı konuştular . . . → Devamı: Filipinler I Böcekler

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Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Devamı: Pazartesi Güve

Basın XX Genius

Bu GOP sefil stok fotoğrafçılığı basit bir toparlama bir meydan okuma daha az ve daha. Alex Vahşi ve diğerleri uzun zaman önce birçok stok fotoğraf sitelerinden büyük başarısızlıkları işaret var – ama burada Google'ı kullanarak kısa ve ağrılı lep toparlama olduğunu.

Adım 1: Görsel arama “çiçek güvesi”.

Adım 2: . . . → Devamı: Basın XX Genius

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ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Devamı: Pazartesi Güve

Net-Winged Beetle

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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Dans Eden Güve

İşte Warren'dan bir başka harika video! Bunun bir Choreutidae olduğunu tahmin ediyorum çünkü dans ederken kanatların tutulma şekli – gerçekten net bir görünüm elde etmek için çok hızlı olmasına rağmen. Bir faunadan olduğu düşünüldüğünde, tamamen yabancı olduğum için kolayca yanılıyor olabilirim – bu yüzden lütfen beni düzelt . . . → Devamı: Dans Eden Güve

NABA Turns Fish and Wildlife into Brainless Zombies

Fresh off the presses, the Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) is now listed as federally endangered by act of an emergency provision. Huzzah! (sağ?)

Miami Blue Butterfly from Butterflies of America

My first thought waswait, wasn’t this already endangered?”. Evet, turns out the MBB has been state-endangered since 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Devamı: NABA Turns Fish and Wildlife into Brainless Zombies

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This week’s moth is a video of a dancing micro from the Philippines (taken by Warren Laurde). As you might suspect this is a mating display that ends in a pretty spectacular headstand. There are lots of other microleps that have dancing or display behavior, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → Devamı: Pazartesi Güve