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By Chris Grinter, on April 16th, 2012% 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 . → Read More: Monday Moth Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “reports” on the federal funding of $5.7 million dollars to help fight the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys). Burnett’s sarcasm is nearly thick enough to break into SNL levels of ridiculousness, but she seems genuine in her . → Read More: Stink Bug Stink Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on March 3rd, 2011% Apparently something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, enough so that they are building webs over the vent systems of the 4 cylinder vehicles (and not the 6!). The problem has been deemed a “spider infestation” by the car company, and . → Read More: Nature bites back Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on March 1st, 2011% 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 known – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . → Read More: The tiniest of moths Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on October 18th, 2010% I came across this interesting device and had an instant gut reaction.. “Of course a stupid water bulb doesn’t repel flies, this is a scam!”… deep breath… OK that is terrible skepticism. Actually, it’s cynical and it’s just what skeptics hate being called. It’s also something that happens much too easily – . → Read More: Call me skeptical… Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on August 24th, 2010% And while I catch up you can watch some creepy Isabella Rossellini re-enact the mating strategies of a bedbug. You should also read, if you haven’t caught it already, the excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (and my former professor) May Berenbaum. Like this:Like Loading… Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on March 6th, 2010% Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! OK, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it was “readily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . → Read More: Thankfully, I’m not a beetle Like this: Like Loading...
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Ag Chris Grinter, 16 Aibreán, 2012% 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. Van . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 12ú Márta, 2012% Mar tá mé cinnte go atá tú faoi deara rudaí a bheith millteanach ciúin thart anseo don dá mhí anuas. An chuid is mó d'Eanáir bhí mé gnóthach le bogadh, ó San Francisco go Chicago. Unfortunately the foundation that was supporting my work at the California Academy of Sciences had some tough financial calls to make and my position . . . → Read More: Ar ais go Blagadóireacht! Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, 19 Meán Fómhair, 2011% Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae) Is é seo an dé luain moth baineann néal a chur ar an Megalopygidae Neotropical – Trosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross agus Ev Schlinger bailíodh sin eiseamal i Peiriú i 1955, agus Chuala mé a lán scéalta faoi na expeditions epic. Ní féidir liom a shamhlú i ndáiríre ag taisteal tríd long lasta, á imithe ar feadh sé mhí nó níos mó . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 12 Meán Fómhair, 2011% Oops, Ndearna mé Dé Luain seo caite moth, agus mar sin tá anseo dhá! Is iad seo roinnt stunners ón expedition CAS hOileáin Fhilipíneacha agus Sílim go bhfuil mé figured amach a n-ainmneacha. Má tá a fhios agat níos fearr, le do thoil cheartú dom. Leabhrán Darma (Limacodidae) Parotid marginata (Crambidae) Cosúil le seo:Cosúil . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 24 Lúnasa, 2011% A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Cé gur caitheadh an chuid is mó de an t-airgead ar long Clipper agus foirne Léim, bhí comhpháirt trastíre. Cé nach raibh mé a fháil chun dul (agus shuigh sa bhaile agus pouted), I did talk some of . . . → Read More: Feithidí na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha I Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 22 Lúnasa, 2011% An tseachtain seo caite Jim Hayden guessed go raibh an moth sa phost mé Oecophoridae hAstráile. Bhí sé ina buille faoi thuairim maith toisc go bhfuil an oiread leamhain mór agus néal sa teaghlach ón Astráil. Ceann de na fearr go bhfuil a bheith ar an gceann seo, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), gabhadh ar Sliabh Dubh i Canberra Deireadh Fómhair 23, 1955 (Bailiúcháin CAS). . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, 15 Lúnasa, 2011% FREAGRA: Ní raibh sé sin éasca – ach tá sé seo moth mór agus álainn a bhí as an Astráil agus tá sé i Xyloryctidae teaghlach (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 . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 18 Iúil, 2011% Feicfidh mé a choinneáil ar an liathróid rollta le Arctiinae agus iar grianghraf lá atá inniu ann de Ctenucha brunnea. Is féidir an moth a coitianta i féara ard ar feadh tránna ó San Francisco go LA – cé le blianta beaga anuas ar líon na an moth ag laghdú le scrios ar ghnáthóga agus an ionradh ar féar trá (Ammophila arenaria). Ach . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, an 20 Meitheamh, 2011% Tá mé ag dul a choinneáil ar an liathróid rollta leis an tsraith seo agus iarracht a dhéanamh níos rialta. Beidh mé ag díriú freisin ar aird a tharraingt ar speiceas nua gach seachtain ó na bailiúcháin ollmhór anseo ag an Acadamh Eolaíochtaí na California. Ba chóir é sin a thabhairt dom go leor ábhar le haghaidh… ar a laghad cúpla céad bliain. Grammia edwardsii . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, on May 9th, 2011% OK, not an insect… For the next three weeks my colleagues from the Arachnology lab at the California Academy of Sciences are in the Philippines! (aon, not jealous at all…) The trip is part of the CAS Hearst expedition, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey the . . . → Read More: The Arachnologists have landed Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ...