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Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (pengine) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring 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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Mrembo, Sexy Beer chupa

The 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. tuzo ni kufadhiliwa na Utafiti wa Improbable, shirika kwamba inakusanya kuvutia, isiyo ya kawaida, na karatasi moja kwa moja hilarious utafiti ushindi wazo kwamba si wote sayansi ni boring. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mrembo, Sexy Beer chupa