Buba na zanimljivoj vrijeme

Kao što sam bio fotografiranje i databsing na Cicindelinae iz zbirki Denver muzej prirode & Znanost sam došao preko ovog uzorka prikupljenog na 10. lipnja 1921, Chicago Illinois. Buba je Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis (mogao biti hrabro označen ssp rhodensis jer se spremno ugrađuju duž svojih granica) i jedan je . . . → Opširnije: Buba na zanimljivoj vrijeme

Primjerak Imaging Demonstracija – Živjeti!

Jeste li vidjeli prekrasne fotografije snimljene Sam Droege za USGS Bee inventara i praćenja Lab? Jeste li ikada pitali kako je došao do one lijepe snimke?

Sutra, 26. rujna u 13:00 istočnom vremenu, Sam će se raditi LIVE tutorial na YouTube-u o tome da se te fotografije i kako to učiniti na . . . → Opširnije: Primjerak Imaging Demonstracija – Živjeti!

Zaštitite istraživanja na Field Museum of Natural History

You may have already heard the shocking news regarding the impending changes at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Ukratko, muzej je u financijskoj krizi, a masovne promjene provest će novi predsjednik, Richard Lariviere. Vjerojatno je da i do polovice istraživačkog osoblja . . . → Opširnije: Zaštitite istraživanja na Field Museum of Natural History

Ponedjeljak Moljac

Za reignite serije ponedjeljak Moth ovdje je izuzetna osoba: Magdalena Melemaea (grbice).

 

Ova rijetka ljepota je ranije bilo poznato samo iz raštrkanih lokaliteta preko planinskog zapada i samo od nekoliko pojedinaca svaka druga sezona. That is until Denver Museum volunteer Barbara Bartell began inventorying moths on her property near Golden . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

Back to Blogging!

As I’m sure you’ve noticed things have been awfully quiet around here for the last two months. Most of January I was busy with a move, from San Francisco to Chicago. Unfortunately the foundation that was supporting my work at the California Academy of Sciences had some tough financial calls to make and my position . . . → Opširnije: Back to Blogging!

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 . . . → Opširnije: Curators Astounded!

Flies can be (Stvarno) cool

Lasia klettii: Photos by April Nobile, CAS

For the most part flies are not an insect I get overly excited about. Ipak, the enigmatic family Acroceridae are the exception. I’ll start sharing some interesting genera from time to timethe morphology of the family is amazingly diverse. Most of my days . . . → Opširnije: Flies can be (Stvarno) cool

Uznemirujući novi trend?

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 . . . → Opširnije: Uznemirujući novi trend?