Katalina bisontea

Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find an American bison (vs. buffalo) standing near a beach next to a palm tree. The week on Santa Catalina was an wonderful one, and despite a cool spring with a few unseasonable frosts, some decent collecting was done. Here are just . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Katalina bisontea

The Monarchs Are All Right

Shockingly, stunningly, amazingly; the monarchs are back (but not co-staring Julianne Moore). Ados, it’s not that amazing; I pretty much predicted this would be the case last March when everyone was running around terrified because the butterflies hit an all time low (since counting started in 1993). Actually I believe I saidI will . . . → Gehiago irakurri: The Monarchs Are All Right

Entomofagia: afaria moths

Beti izan dut ezagutzen munduko leku askotan, batez irabiatutako pista off, moths eta beldarrak tximeleta menuan dira. Afrika aurrera Australiara daude espezie dozenaka nahikoa ona arrazoiz jangarri edo are gozoak izan dastatzeko liteke. Baina hemen US intsektuak oso gutxitan bada . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Entomofagia: afaria moths

Erretzea Heaven

Begiratu trailer hau filmerako “Erretzea Heaven” – “Sky The Burning da”. Guancaste rainforests birgaitzeko North Western Costa Rica buruzko dokumentala. Itxura film eder bat bezalakoa da…orain izan dut kopia bat aurkitzea.

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Monarch Madness

For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA timesregarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, beraz, ezin dut esan. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Monarch Madness

Joera berri kezkagarria?

Pictured is a black-veined white (Aporia crataegi ssp), and it is currently being returned to the Korean Institute of Biological Resources. Loans get returned, as they should be, every dayand can even number in the thousands of specimens. I myself have a few hundred moths out on loan from a handful of . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Joera berri kezkagarria?

Tximeleta Pornografia

Here is a hill-topping male Papilio zeliacon, edo Anise enara-buztana. Tximeleta hau Ozeano Bareko mendebaldeko estatuetan oso hedatuta dago eta ziurrenik lehen zena baino askoz ere ohikoagoa da. Mihilua sartu ondoren (Foeniculum vulgare), eta gero lorategitik ihes egitea, anis enara-buztanak Kaliforniako tximeleta arrunt gisa hartu zuen. Perhaps before this . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Tximeleta Pornografia

The only bar in town

In eastern Lassen county, on the vast high juniper hills of the California-Nevada border, there are herds ofwildhorses, sheep and cattle. Par for the course, the only flowering plant around was horehound (Marrubium vulgare). Despite the non-native flora and (semi)mega-fauna, the insects were still at home. Being the only nectar source, the small . . . → Gehiago irakurri: The only bar in town

Genius of the Press VIII

Welcome to volume eight of the inconsistently reoccurring series, Prentsaren jenioa. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Who can tell me exactly why this report is misleading? It may be a little trickier than the standard GOP (I suggest discarding any previously associated acronyms with those letters). . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Genius of the Press VIII

Landscape Cover Map

I’ve always wondered how to find the correct terminology for land cover in a given area. Usually, I just ballpark something along the lines ofoak chaparral”. But now I can use this awesome new map brought to us by the USGS/National Biological Information Infrastructure. The level of detail is amazing, and you can . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Landscape Cover Map