Chris Grinter, lapkričio 3 dieną, 2011% Taip sakoma, teisė? Prieš dvi savaites dalyvavau 5-ajame kasmetiniame National Geographic BioBlitz Saguaro nacionaliniame parke Tuksone., Arizonoje. Tai buvo puikus pasiteisinimas grįžti į lauką, ir tai buvo pirmas kartas, kai rudenį rinkau Arizoną. Temperatūra vis dar stumtelėjo vidurį . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Užsiėmęs kaip kandis
Chris Grinter, apie 17 spalis, 2011% Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Another huge Australian “microlep”, (tikriausiai) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidae – measuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Pirmadienis Drugelis
Chris Grinter, apie 17 spalis, 2011% CNN dabar šoktelėjo apie FOX esque baksnodamas mokslo finansavimo Laimėjusi. Žurnalistė Erin Burnett “ataskaitos” federaliniu finansavimo $5.7 milijono dolerių, kad padėtų kovoti su invazinių Rudas Marmorated dvokiančios klaidas (Halyomorpha halys). Burnett savo sarkazmas yra beveik pakankamai stora, kad įsilaužti į SNL lygių juokingumas, bet ji atrodo tikra ir jai . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Dvokiančios Re dvokiančios
Chris Grinter, spalio 4 d, 2011% Prieš kelis mėnesius puikus raktas į Kanados Lepidoptera (Visi jie) išleido Jasonas Dombroskie – doktorantė iš JAV. iš Albertos. Programa prieinama tik „Windows“ naudotojams, todėl dar neturėjau progos jos ištirti – bet PDF galima rasti internete . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Raktas į Kanados Lepidoptera
Chris Grinter, on October 3rd, 2011% Gnophaela vermiculata pair
This Monday moth is an Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. These beautiful day flying moths were abundant on yellow Helianthus flowers around 9000′ in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Caterpillars feed on bluebells, but the adults prefer the highest quality nectar source in the area – which fortunately makes . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Pirmadienis Drugelis
Chris Grinter, apie 30 rugsėjis, 2011% The 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. The award is sponsored by Improbable Research, an organization that gathers fascinating, odd, and outright hilarious research papers that triumph the idea that not all science is boring. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Sexy, Sexy Beer Bottles
Chris Grinter, on September 19th, 2011% [youtube kZyIN23Cy4Y 480 360]
The microscopic insect world is a very different one from ours and we rarely are given glimpses into it. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) in flight. These insects are . . . → Skaityti daugiau: The Soaring Microcosmos
Chris Grinter, on September 19th, 2011% Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)
This Monday moth is a stunning female of the Neotropical Megalopygidae – Trosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross and Ev Schlinger collected this specimen in Peru in 1955, and I’ve heard many stories about these epic expeditions. I can’t really imagine travelling via cargo ship, being gone for six or more . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Pirmadienis Drugelis
Chris Grinter, on September 13th, 2011% This is a pretty epic fail. Spėju, “jaunas suaugęs” leidybos gairės yra ne tokios griežtos “faktus”.
Thanks to Richard Lee Brown for first posting this on Facebook.
Chris Grinter, on September 12th, 2011% Oops, I skipped last monday’s moth, so here are two! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.
Parasa darma (Limacodidae)
Parotis marginata (Crambidae)
. . . → Skaityti daugiau: Pirmadienis Drugelis
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