March 2011
corgipunx asked: What's in that jar thing..? o-o
opps
OothEca not oothica. So close..
apodemus asked: I keep leaving notes, heh... here's more information and a database devoted to chalcids.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/index.dsml
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15328
They're pretty interesting (and so darned cute!)
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/index.dsml
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15328
They're pretty interesting (and so darned cute!)
Watchcyclochila:
Walking the spider, I guess? This is literally the first time I’ve handled her in over a year, woo.
What a beautiful creature, the colors are incredible. Kenny would kill me if I had ever let Ursula (my Chilean Rose Hair) anywhere near our bed!
abitofeverythingreally-deactiva asked: Hi,
Re: the Victorian dress, I was wondering about that too. I only reblogged it because of that paragraph. I hate seeing the entomology collections on BugGuide.net. Ugh. :-( Sorry!
Re: the Victorian dress, I was wondering about that too. I only reblogged it because of that paragraph. I hate seeing the entomology collections on BugGuide.net. Ugh. :-( Sorry!
rzinz asked: buggirl your posts are the best things ever. as a future entomologist i salute your blog and enjoy your posts whenever i open tumblr.
also i totally pronounce the "p" in things like "hemiptera", and so does every entomologist i have talked to, which at this point is quite a few.
also i totally pronounce the "p" in things like "hemiptera", and so does every entomologist i have talked to, which at this point is quite a few.
Genus Chrysochroa
look at all these pretty jewel beetles!
eximago asked: I've always wondered as someone who has only learned a lot about insects through the internet, and not lecture, how are the orders usually pronounced?
The Greek ptera usually has a silent p, of course, and I was wondering if it was common practice to maintain that in a suffix, or is it pronounced?
Personally, whenever I read them, I pronounce the p. I just think...
The Greek ptera usually has a silent p, of course, and I was wondering if it was common practice to maintain that in a suffix, or is it pronounced?
Personally, whenever I read them, I pronounce the p. I just think...
Thanks Wolfspider, I didn't know this!
He is famous for the (apocryphal) response that he gave when some theologians asked him what could be inferred about the mind of the Creator from the works of His Creation: “An inordinate fondness for beetles.”[10] This is in reference to there being over 400,000 known species of beetles in the world, and that this represents 40% of all known insect species (at the time of the...
brerfly asked: Have you heard of synchronized fireflies? We camp in the Smoky Mountains every year to watch them. Last time I checked, this was only documented in two places in the world (southeast Asia & Elkmont, in the Great Smoky Mountains) but it is pretty amazing to see.
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/fireflies.htm
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/fireflies.htm
flaafyhasmoved asked: I have to say I really enjoy your blog. It's nice to see BBOTD again too, my thoughts on bugs have definitely changed! Dare I say it..I even find some cute, or charming? Haha.
“But natural selection was also the part of evolutionary theory considered most...”
– Jerry A. Coyne. Why Evolution Is True.
Firefly Watch →
insectlove:
“Firefly Watch combines an annual summer evening ritual with scientific research.”
Awwww… If only I still lived on the east coast!
Largest Insects in the world
Ok here is the list…
HOWEVER: There seems to be a few errors in the list:
1). Giant Camel Spiders- Now, they’re big. But that photo makes them seem much larger than they actually are. They have no venom and are related to spiders, scorpions and such. They are highly aggressive but too small for them to be of any harm to us. There were rumors circulation the internet of them...
