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By Chris Grinter, on March 14th, 2013% I love digging through the abyssal pit of internet crazy because I get to find gems like this: The Mothman on Mars? Linked in the ‘article’ is a NASA Curiosity rover photo, Mastcam Right. Photo taken on 21 February 2013. The rock they are talking about as “mothman” is in the upper left . → Read More: The Mothman visits Mars By 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 By Chris Grinter, on July 5th, 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 . → Read More: All New, Attack Moths! By Chris Grinter, on January 23rd, 2011% I did, and it sounds like it was written by Sarah Palin. Actually, I came across this meta analysis of over 22,000 horoscopes over on Information is Beautiful. It’s spectacular – but I’ll run down a few points here: From these 22,000 horoscopes came a chart of the most common words (bottom), 90% of which . → Read More: Check your horoscope today? By Chris Grinter, on January 14th, 2011% Not too long ago I posted about the device above – a cool looking glass bulb which supposedly uses light to scare away flights. That claim hit my skeptical nerve, and I discussed it in my previous post. Over the past weeks I’ve been researching reasonable methods . → Read More: Leave it to the Mythbusters By Chris Grinter, on July 14th, 2010% I’m back from the road with thousands of specimens, a little weary and ready to sit still for a bit. In all it was a wonderful trip – but I have lots and lots of processing to do. While I play catch-up, enjoy this clip. As far as I know, there is no direct relation. → Read More: (Grinter) Ghost House By Chris Grinter, on June 2nd, 2010% If there is one thing that I learned in college, it was how to easily distract myself. I tend to keep my TV on in the background while I’m working on my computer, especially late at night when I am usually fighting a winning war against sleep. The other night something did catch my . → Read More: An Uphill Battle By Chris Grinter, on March 3rd, 2010% Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize? By Chris Grinter, on February 21st, 2010% I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Actually, his recipes are fantastic and you should make them yourself. But I have noticed an odd tendency for him to say (paraphrased) “you should always use organic, it’s much better for you”. This leaves me a bit puzzled. → Read More: Ming’s Myth
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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 ...