Mseto wa Nondo wenye Meno

Kila mtu ana uwezekano wa kujua mfano wa kawaida wa nondo au kipepeo – proboscis kama majani kufikia nekta iliyofichwa ndani ya maua. Idadi kubwa ya Lepidoptera wametofautiana pamoja na mionzi ya mimea ya angiosperm, kuwa moja ya utaratibu tofauti na tele wa maisha duniani. Mtazamo huu hata hivyo haufanyi . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mseto wa Nondo wenye Meno

Curators alishangaa!

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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Curators alishangaa!

kivita ajabu lobopodian kutoka Cambrian

mapema bahari Cambrian (542-488 miaka milioni iliyopita) alikuwa plethora ya viumbe ajabu na ya ajabu karibu unimaginable hata bora sci-fi mwotaji. Kama pengine ni moja ya precursors kwa Arthropoda (pia Onychophora na Tardigrada), lineages lobopodian kuwakilisha kundi ajabu ya “minyoo na miguu” kwamba mara kuvamia . . . → Soma Zaidi: kivita ajabu lobopodian kutoka Cambrian