Sexy, Sexy Pivné fľaše

The 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. Cena je sponzorovaná nepravdepodobného výskumu, organizácie, ktorá zhromažďuje fascinujúce, nepárny, a otvorene veselý výskumných prác, ktoré triumfu myšlienku, že nie všetko veda je nuda. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Čítajte viac: Sexy, Sexy Pivné fľaše

Prudko rastúce Microcosmos

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Mikroskopický hmyz svet je veľmi odlišný od toho nášho, a len zriedka sú uvedené pohľady do neho. Vďaka z časti k impozantnej kamerovým systémom Phantom a letu umelci projekte výskumníci Natočili minútu (1mm!) Trichogramma osa (Chalcidoidea) v lete. These insects are . . . → Čítajte viac: Prudko rastúce Microcosmos

Pondelok Moth

 

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 . . . → Čítajte viac: Pondelok Moth

Biology of a Ghost

This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghostbecause males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Čítajte viac: Biology of a Ghost