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By Chris Grinter, on August 8th, 2011% 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 . → Read More: Monday Moth Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on June 30th, 2011% Micronecta scholtzi The hills of the European countryside are alive in the chorus of amorous, screaming, male aquatic bugs. The little insect above, Micronecta scholtzi (Corixidae), measures in at a whopping 2.3mm and yet produces a clicking/buzzing sound easily audible to the human ear above the water surface. To put that in perspective: . → Read More: The incredibly loud world of bug sex Like this: Like Loading...
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Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 5 Meitheamh, 2013% I came across this short article today claiming that this recent description of the hairstreak butterfly, Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg 2013, D'fhéadfadh a bheith i ndáiríre ar an “speiceas féileacán seo caite go fírinneach sainiúil d'fhág a fuair sé amach sna Stáit Aontaithe…. [agus] an ré na U.S nua. speiceas féileacán Tá dar críoch”. I find that statement a little bit . . . → Read More: An Féileacán seo caite Cur síos orthu sna Stáit Aontaithe? Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ...