Diversifikation von Motten mit Zähnen

Everyone is likely familiar with the standard model for a moth or butterflya straw-like proboscis to reach nectar hidden within flowers. The vast majority of the Lepidoptera have diversified alongside the radiation of angiosperm plants, becoming one of the most diverse and abundant orders of life on earth. This paradigm however does not . . . → Weiterlesen: Diversifikation von Motten mit Zähnen

Curators Astounded!

Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists areastounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another timeNevertheless a . . . → Weiterlesen: Curators Astounded!

Ein seltsamer gepanzerter Lobopodier aus dem Kambrium

Die frühen Kambrischen Meere (542-488 vor Millionen Jahren) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. Als möglicherweise einer der Vorläufer der Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), Die Lobopoden-Linien repräsentieren eine seltsame Gruppe von “Würmer mit Beinen” that once roamed the . . . → Weiterlesen: Ein seltsamer gepanzerter Lobopodier aus dem Kambrium