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Av Chris Grinter, on July 25th, 2011% This Monday I am departing from the usual Arctiinae for something completely different – a microlep! This is a Nepticulidae, Stigmella diffasciae, and it measures in at a whopping 6 mm. I can’t take credit for spreading this moth – all of the nepticulids I have photographed are from the California Academy of Sciences and . → Läs mer: Måndag mal Av Chris Grinter, den 22 juli, 2011% It’s been a little while since the last GOP challenge, but this is a softball. I’m hoping they were just too lazy to find a more suitable image… GillaGilla Laddar… Av Chris Grinter, on July 19th, 2011% What would Jesus do if he had some free time – maybe cure a disease, end a war, or feed the starving – but nah, everyone sees that coming. Why not shock them to the core – burn your face on a Walmart receipt! At least, that’s what a couple in South Carolina believe to . → Läs mer: Jesus, aisle 4 Av Chris Grinter, den 18 juli, 2011% Over on Arthropoda, fellow SFS blogger Michael Bok shared an image of his field buddy, Plugg the green tree frog. My first thought was of a similar tree frog that haunted welcomed me everywhere I went in Santa Rosa National Park, COSTA RICA. Needless to say, Costa Rica instills a sudden habit of double checking . → Läs mer: Frog Surprise Av Chris Grinter, den 18 juli, 2011% I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LA – although in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Men . → Läs mer: Måndag mal Av Chris Grinter, on July 12th, 2011% Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . → Läs mer: Curators Astounded! Av Chris Grinter, on July 11th, 2011% Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (nedan). Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae) This image . → Läs mer: Måndag mal Av Chris Grinter, den 5 juli, 2011% It seems like there is a preponderance of urban legends that involve insects crawling into our faces while we sleep. The most famous myth is something along the lines of “you eat 8 spiders a year while sleeping“. Actually when you google that the number ranges from 4 to 8… up to . → Läs mer: All New, Attack Moths!
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Ag Chris Grinter, on July 25th, 2011% This Monday I am departing from the usual Arctiinae for something completely different – a microlep! This is a Nepticulidae, Stigmella diffasciae, and it measures in at a whopping 6 mm. I can’t take credit for spreading this moth – all of the nepticulids I have photographed are from the California Academy of Sciences and . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 22 Iúil, 2011% Baineann sé le bheith tamall beag ó GOP dúshlán deiridh, ach tá sé seo le softball. Tá mé ag súil go raibh siad ach ró-leisciúil a fháil ar íomhá níos oiriúnaí… Cosúil le seo:Cosúil le Loading… Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, on July 19th, 2011% What would Jesus do if he had some free time – maybe cure a disease, end a war, or feed the starving – but nah, everyone sees that coming. Why not shock them to the core – burn your face on a Walmart receipt! At least, that’s what a couple in South Carolina believe to . . . → Read More: Jesus, aisle 4 Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 18 Iúil, 2011% Over on Arthropoda, fellow SFS blogger Michael Bok shared an image of his field buddy, Plugg the green tree frog. Bhí mo chéad smaoineamh de frog crann cosúil leis ciaptha fáilte roimh a dom i ngach áit chuaigh mé i Santa Rosa Páirc Náisiúnta, Costa Rica. Gá é a rá, Costa Rica instills an nós tobann seiceáil dúbailte . . . → Read More: Frog Surprise 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, ar 12 Iúil, 2011% Bhuel is féidir leat a bheith guessed nach bhfuil an ábhar chomh shocking mar a léiríonn mo teideal, ach ní raibh mé in ann cabhrú ach a casadh as an t-alt Guardian. Bhfaighidh mé i ndáiríre hilarious é nuair a thiocfaidh mé ar fud rud a deir go bhfuil eolaithe “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – Buille faoi thuairim mé go bhfuil ábhar le haghaidh am eile… Mar sin féin a . . . → Read More: Feighlithe astounded! Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 11 Iúil, 2011% Tá an lae inniu moth speiceas álainn agus neamhchoitianta ó SE Arizona agus Meicsiceo: Lerina chorprófar (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Cosúil le go leor speiceas lá ag eitilt eile go bhfuil sé daite brilliantly agus aposematic leor dócha. Tar éis an tsaoil, Is é an gléasra óstach ar milkweed agus is é an bolb díreach mar néal (thíos). Lerina chorprófar (Erebidae: Arctiinae) An íomhá seo . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 5ú Iúil, 2011% Dealraíonn sé cosúil go bhfuil preponderance de finscéalta uirbeach a mbíonn baint ag feithidí crawling isteach ár n-aghaidh agus muid codlata. Is é an Myth is cáiliúla rud éigin feadh na línte “itheann tú 8 Damháin alla na bliana agus codlata“. I ndáiríre nuair a google tú go raonta an uimhir ó 4 go 8… suas go dtí . . . → Read More: Gach Nua, Leamhain ionsaí! Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ...