סעקסי, סעקסי באר לאגלען

די 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. די אַוואָרד איז באצאלטע דורך ימפּראָבאַבלע פאָרשונג, אַן אָרגאַניזאַציע וואָס קאַלעקץ פאַסאַנייטינג, מאָדנע, און גלייך כילעריאַס פאָרשונג צייטונגען וואָס טריומף דעם געדאַנק אַז ניט אַלע וויסנשאַפֿט איז נודנע. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → לייענען מער: סעקסי, סעקסי באר לאגלען

די סאָרינג מיקראָקאָסמאָס

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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 (1OR!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) in flight. These insects are . . . → לייענען מער: די סאָרינג מיקראָקאָסמאָס

מאנטיק מאָט

 

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 . . . → לייענען מער: מאנטיק מאָט

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 . . . → לייענען מער: Biology of a Ghost