پیر کو کیڑے

افوہ, میں نے گزشتہ پیر کا کیڑا چھوڑ دیا۔, تو یہاں دو ہیں! یہ سی اے ایس فلپائن مہم کے کچھ حیران کن ہیں اور مجھے لگتا ہے کہ میں نے ان کے نام تلاش کر لیے ہیں۔. اگر آپ بہتر جانتے ہیں۔, براہ کرم مجھے درست کریں۔.

 

پارسا درما (Limacodidae)

 

Parotis marginata (Crambidae)

 

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Insects of the Philippines I

A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. While the majority of the cash was spent on a clipper ship and dive teams, there was a terrestrial component. While I didn’t get to go (and sat at home and pouted), I did talk some of . . . → مزید پڑھیں: Insects of the Philippines I

ناچنے والا کیڑا

Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancingalthough it’s too fast to really get a clear look. Given that it’s from a fauna I’m totally unfamiliar with I could easily be wrongso please correct me . . . → مزید پڑھیں: ناچنے والا کیڑا

پیر کو کیڑے

 

This week’s moth is a video of a dancing micro from the Philippines (taken by Warren Laurde). As you might suspect this is a mating display that ends in a pretty spectacular headstand. There are lots of other microleps that have dancing or display behavior, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

The Arachnologists have landed

ٹھیک ہے, not an insect

 

For the next three weeks my colleagues from the Arachnology lab at the California Academy of Sciences are in the Philippines! (no, not jealous at all…) The trip is part of the CAS Hearst expedition, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey . . . → مزید پڑھیں: The Arachnologists have landed