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

Kuongezeka Microcosmos

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microscopic wadudu dunia ni moja tofauti na za kwetu na sisi mara chache wanapewa kiza ndani yake. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcideidea) katika ndege. These insects are . . . → Soma Zaidi: Kuongezeka Microcosmos

Jumatatu nondo

 

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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Biolojia ya Roho

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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Biolojia ya Roho