Jumatatu nondo

Today’s moth is an understated brown Crambidae, Loxostege brunneitincta. While this isn’t a particularly captivating moth it does have an interesting story that illustrates the need for scientific collections and museum loans. If you read the label image you will notice the moth was originally collected in 1927 by E. P. Van . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Uvundo wa Mdudu Unanuka

CNN sasa akaruka juu ya bandwagon ya FOX-esque bashing wa fedha wa kisayansi. Mtangazaji Erin Burnett “ripoti” juu ya fedha za shirikisho ya $5.7 dola milioni ili kusaidia kupambana vamizi Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha Halys). Kejeli Burnett ni karibu nene kutosha kwa kuvunja ndani ya SNL ngazi ya ridiculousness, lakini yeye inaonekana kweli katika yake . . . → Soma Zaidi: Uvundo wa Mdudu Unanuka

Asili inauma nyuma

Apparently something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, vya kutosha ili kwamba wanaunda mtandao juu ya mifumo ya uingizaji hewa ya 4 magari ya silinda (na sio 6!). Tatizo limechukuliwa kuwa a “uvamizi wa buibui” na kampuni ya magari, na . . . → Soma Zaidi: Asili inauma nyuma

tiniest ya nondo

familia Nepticulidae kushikilia baadhi ya nondo ndogo inayojulikana, kuanzia 3-8mm mrengo-ncha kwa mrengo-ncha. Kwa kulinganisha mimi Sura nondo mbili juu: kubwa inayojulikana – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inchi, na moja ya ndogo (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Soma Zaidi: tiniest ya nondo

Simu yangu na wasiwasi…

Mimi alimkuta kifaa hii ya kuvutia na alikuwa papo gut majibu.. “Bila shaka kijinga maji bulb haina kurudisha inzi, hii ni kashfa!”…

pumzi…

OK kwamba ni wasiwasi wa kutisha. Kweli, ni wa kijinga na ni yale tu wasiwasi chuki kuitwa. Ni pia jambo ambalo hufanyika kwa urahisi pia – . . . → Soma Zaidi: Simu yangu na wasiwasi…

Nimekuwa kidogo nyuma ya…

Na wakati mimi catch up unaweza kuangalia baadhi creepy Isabella Rossellini re-kutunga mikakati kupandisha ya kunguni. Unapaswa pia kusoma, kama si hawakupata tayari, bora kunguni makala iliyoandikwa na wanajulikana (na profesa wangu wa zamani) Mei Berenbaum.

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Asante, I’m not a beetle

Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! sawa, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it wasreadily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → Soma Zaidi: Asante, I’m not a beetle