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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 August 22nd, 2011% Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). → Read More: Monday Moth Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on September 6th, 2010% For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, CA. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . → Read More: Monarch Madness Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on May 25th, 2010% For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricus – the brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . → Read More: Have you seen me? Like this: Like Loading...
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Dé Luain Leamhan 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). An beatha larbhaí ar Eucalyptus – agus mé mian amháin a bhí an speiceas a tugadh isteach anseo. Tá na crainn seo ionrach pesky i ngach áit, cén fáth nach bhfuil an moth chun dul leis? Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae) Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ...