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By Chris Grinter, on February 3rd, 2014% As I was photographing and databsing the Cicindelinae from the collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science I came across this specimen collected on the 10th June 1921, Chicago Illinois. The beetle is Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis (could be a boldly marked ssp rhodensis as they readily intergrade along their boundaries) and is one . → Read More: A beetle from an interesting time Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on September 25th, 2013% Have you seen the beautiful photos taken by Sam Droege for the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab? Ever wondered how he got those beautiful shots? Tomorrow, September 26th at 1pm eastern time, Sam will be doing a LIVE tutorial on YouTube on how to take these photos and how to do it on . → Read More: Specimen Imaging Demonstration – Live! Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on December 20th, 2012% You may have already heard the shocking news regarding the impending changes at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. In short, the museum is in financial crisis and massive changes are going to be implemented by the new president, Richard Lariviere. It’s likely that up to half of the research staff . → Read More: Protect Research at the Field Museum of Natural History Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on November 26th, 2012% To reignite the Monday Moth series here is a stunner: Melemaea magdalena (Geometridae). This rare beauty has previously only been known from scattered localities across the mountain west and only from a few individuals every other season. That is until Denver Museum volunteer Barbara Bartell began inventorying moths on her property near Golden . → Read More: Monday Moth Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on March 12th, 2012% As I’m sure you’ve noticed things have been awfully quiet around here for the last two months. Most of January I was busy with a move, from San Francisco to 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: Back to Blogging! Like this: Like Loading... By 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 . → Read More: Curators Astounded! Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on March 30th, 2011% Lasia klettii: Photos by April Nobile, CAS For the most part flies are not an insect I get overly excited about. However, the enigmatic family Acroceridae are the exception. I’ll start sharing some interesting genera from time to time – the morphology of the family is amazingly diverse. Most of my days . → Read More: Flies can be (really) cool Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on August 10th, 2010% Pictured is a black-veined white (Aporia crataegi ssp), and it is currently being returned to the Korean Institute of Biological Resources. Loans get returned, as they should be, every day – and can even number in the thousands of specimens. I myself have a few hundred moths out on loan from a handful of . → Read More: A Disturbing New Trend? Like this: Like Loading...
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Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 27 Márta, 2014% Rudaí a bhí ciúin anseo ar feadh tréimhse fada – den chuid is mó mar tá mé ag inundated le hobair (i gcónaí gur rud maith é). Ach tá mé freisin isteach le déanaí ar an bpáirtí ocht mbliana go déanach go dtí an traein Twitter. For daily images of cool insects please follow me over there @skepticalmoth. Of course some stories require . . . → Read More: Lean mé ar Twitter Ag Chris Grinter, ar 3 Feabhra, 2014% Mar a bhí mé ag photographing agus databsing an Cicindelinae ó bhailiúcháin an Mhúsaeim Denver an Nádúir & Eolaíocht tháinig mé trasna seo eiseamal a bailíodh ar an 10 Meitheamh 1921, Chicago Illinois. The beetle is Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis (could be a boldly marked ssp rhodensis as they readily intergrade along their boundaries) and is one . . . → Read More: Ciaróg ó am spéisiúil Ag Chris Grinter, 21 Deireadh Fómhair, 2013% This beautiful animal is a moth I reared from Quercus palmeri down in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. Tá sé i Gracillariidae teaghlaigh agus is dócha sa Acrocercops ghéineas – de réir Dave Wagner d'fhéadfadh sé ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar speiceas nua, ach ní go rud neamhchoitianta le leamhain beag. Bhí sé cothrom flúirseach, mar sin . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Ag Chris Grinter, on December 3rd, 2012% Today’s moth is a stunning micro and another creature from Barb Bartell’s back yard in the Rockies. To the best of my knowledge it’s a species of Mompha (Coleophoridae), probably claudiella,but I don’t have a positive ID on this bug yet. Once I start digging through the micros from this site there are sure to . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Ag Chris Grinter, an 26 Samhain, 2012% Chun reignite an tsraith Dé Luain Leamhan anseo stunner: Melemaea Magdalena (Geometridae). Tá an áilleacht annamh roimhe ar eolas ach ó dúichí scaipthe ar fud an taobh thiar sliabh agus ach ó cúpla daoine aonair gach séasúr eile. That is until Denver Museum volunteer Barbara Bartell began inventorying moths on her property near Golden . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 24 Samhain, 2012% Fág go Denver a chur le chéile dhá rud idéalach chun an bhlag seo – feithideolaíocht amhras! Más rud é nach bhfuil tú ag feiceáil ar na clips a chur ansin an dara chun féachaint ar na físeáin thuas. Ar a laghad is cosúil seo a bheith ina feiniméan fíor, foirne ceamara ón stáisiún nuacht bhí siad in ann . . . → Read More: Deaglán saithí Thar Denver