Roho huzaliwa

Karibu kwa mwaka mpya, na karibu mwaka mzima wa kublogi! Inashangaza jinsi wakati ulivyopita haraka, lakini tena hufanya hivyo. Kama ulivyoona mwezi wa Desemba uligeuka kuwa mwezi wangu dhaifu zaidi wa kuchapisha na kupindukia 2 machapisho. Azimio: kuchapisha zaidi!

Sasa sijaanza kublogi kuhusu muziki (kwa wale . . . → Soma Zaidi: Roho huzaliwa

Biolojia ya Roho

This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghostbecause males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Soma Zaidi: Biolojia ya Roho

Rahisi sana

Kwa kawaida, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named in 2009, inafuatwa na Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Arizona (si orodha nzuri sana kama 7 za aina yangu mpya hazikuwepo…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it . . . → Soma Zaidi: Rahisi sana

Jamii tahadhari

Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jamii tahadhari

Ninaweza kuendesha gari kupita kiasi

Mawingu yalitanda mchana wa leo huko San Francisco na jua likaanza kuwaka. Hali ya hewa ya joto inayokuja ilisababisha hisia inayojulikana sana, moja kwamba ninapaswa kuwa nje kukusanya wadudu na si kukaa ndani ya nyumba! Wakati tayari nimetembelea sehemu chache za msimu huu wa kuchipua, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Soma Zaidi: Ninaweza kuendesha gari kupita kiasi

Aquamoth!

Mnyama mwingine wa ajabu kutoka Hawaii – kiwavi anayeishi amphibious kabisa (iliyochapishwa Machi 22 PNAS). Wakati kuna chache majini Lepidoptera, wote wana gills kwamba kuwaweka vikwazo kwa maji (akili wewe, tunazungumzia tu juu ya hatua ya mabuu). Kama yao mkondo kunyauka, hivyo haina caterpillar. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Aquamoth!

Inaugural post

Hivyo, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Soma Zaidi: Inaugural post