پیر کو کیڑے

ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

Net-Winged Beetle

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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پیر کو کیڑے

افوہ, یہ تقریبا منگل ہے! اوپر Schinia ligeae ہے۔ (Noctuidae) اپنے میزبان پلانٹ Xylorhiza tortifolia پر آرام کر رہا ہے۔, موجاوی ایسٹر. میں نے اس کی تصویر تقریباً تین ہفتے قبل بگ پائن کے قصبے کے باہر لی تھی۔, کیلی فورنیا. Asters برف سے ڈھکی سیرا کے نیچے وادیوں میں گھنے تھے۔, اور کیڑے بکثرت تھے۔. . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

مشن بلیو تیتلی

 

مرد – مارین ہیڈ لینڈز

بہت سے دوسرے شہری جانوروں کی طرح, مشن بلیو بٹر فلائی (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) وہ ہے جو شدید طور پر خطرے میں پڑ گیا ہے۔. یہ چھوٹا نیلا سان فرانسسکو خلیج میں اور اس کے آس پاس ملٹی ملین ڈالر کی ترقی کے ساتھ رہائش کے چھوٹے چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں رہتا ہے۔. A century ago this butterfly . . . → مزید پڑھیں: مشن بلیو تیتلی

سنڈے موتھ

 

Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, but I think it’s a shame we have popularized such a grim character. Above is a much more cheery Neotropical Arctiinae from French Guiana that looks like it’s sporting a clown face. Sadly this isn’t my photograph, لیکن . . . → مزید پڑھیں: سنڈے موتھ

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

A few weeks ago I was invited to join a Berkeley entomology class out in the field for the weekend. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; one of the newest reserves to the University of California system located just outside of San Jose on Mount Hamilton (map below). It was a . . . → مزید پڑھیں: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

1984

Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. فارموں خطرناک مقامات پر ہو سکتا, آپ کو ایک فوٹو گرافر ہیں خاص طور پر اگر. فلوریڈا میں مجوزہ قانون سازی, محض کے عنوان سے “فارموں”, میں فوٹو گرافی یا ڈرائنگ بنانے کے لئے کوشش کر رہا ہے, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (تک 30 years in . . . → مزید پڑھیں: 1984

The Moth is off to Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → مزید پڑھیں: The Moth is off to Catalina

A Year in Review

افوہ, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → مزید پڑھیں: A Year in Review

Some really cool tilt-shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (no pun intended). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → مزید پڑھیں: Some really cool tilt-shift