Pudor pudor

Per Chris Grinter, el 17 d'octubre, 2011%

CNN s'ha pujat al carro dels atacs a FOX-esque del finançament científica. La periodista Erin Burnett “informes” sobre el finançament federal de $5.7 milió de dòlars per ajudar a combatre la invasió de l'insecte de la pudor de Brown marmorated (Halys Halyomorpha). El sarcasme de Burnett és gairebé prou gruixuda com per entrar en nivells SNL de ridiculesa, però ella sembla genuí-hi . . . → Llegir més: Pudor pudor

2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats)   Entomologia, Escepticisme   , , , , , , , ,  

Dilluns Moth

Per Chris Grinter, on August 22nd, 2011%

Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Llegir més: Dilluns Moth

Un comentari - (Els comentaris estan tancats)   Entomologia   , , , , ,  

Monarch Bogeria

Per Chris Grinter, on September 6th, 2010%

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 times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, Califòrnia. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Llegir més: Monarch Bogeria

4 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats)   Entomologia   , , , ,  

Have you seen me?

Per Chris Grinter, el 25 de maig, 2010%

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricus – the brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Llegir més: Have you seen me?

2 comentaris - (Els comentaris estan tancats)   Entomologia   , , ,