Ngengat terkecil

The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest knownCoscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inci, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Ngengat terkecil

Lobopodian lapis baja yang aneh dari Kambrium

Laut Kambrium awal (542-488 juta tahun yang lalu) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. Sebagai salah satu prekursor Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), garis keturunan lobopodian mewakili kelompok yang aneh “cacing berkaki” that once roamed the . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Lobopodian lapis baja yang aneh dari Kambrium