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Meanwhile, in Kotelnich 09.03.2024 16:19 Peter Khramov

And yes! An entomological exhibition is taking place in Kotelnich too. And where is Kotelnich situated? Kotelnich is situated on the confluence of the two great Russian rivers — The Volga and The Oka. If fact, it's not. This one was about Nighny ...

09.03.2024 16:19 Peter Khramov, Meanwhile, in Kotelnich

And yes! An entomological exhibition is taking place in Kotelnich too. And where is Kotelnich situated? Kotelnich is situated on the confluence of the two great Russian ...

Entomologist? What kind of job is it? 09.03.2024 15:34 Peter Khramov

One of the foreign non-specialized websites has interesting material on the topic of what a professional entomologist does, is he afraid of insects or not, is he obliged to has at least a bachelor's degree or is there is enough forestry technical ...

09.03.2024 15:34 Peter Khramov, Entomologist? What kind of job is it?

One of the foreign non-specialized websites has interesting material on the topic of what a professional entomologist does, is he afraid of insects or not, is he obliged to ...

The insects exhibition in Kotlas 04.03.2024 20:49 Peter Khramov

February is a month of no travel. But for the brave ones, there is the right direction — Kotlas. An exhibition dedicated to insects has recently opened in Kotlas museum. There is a selection of specimens of insects of the region, macrophotos of ...

04.03.2024 20:49 Peter Khramov, The insects exhibition in Kotlas

February is a month of no travel. But for the brave ones, there is the right direction — Kotlas. An exhibition dedicated to insects has recently opened in Kotlas museum. ...

Interview with Alexander Zatakovoy, one of the wild Russian entomologists 02.03.2024 20:21 Peter Khramov

The "Russia 24 Nizhny Novgorod" TV channel in the "Breakfast with" TV show introduced an interview with Alexander Zatakovoy, a man who is seriously infected by entomology, but not only that! Of the videos that can be shared on our website, only ...

02.03.2024 20:21 Peter Khramov, Interview with Alexander Zatakovoy, one of the wild Russian entomologists

The "Russia 24 Nizhny Novgorod" TV channel in the "Breakfast with" TV show introduced an interview with Alexander Zatakovoy, a man who is seriously infected by entomology, ...

The petition in defense of biological nomenclature 29.12.2023 20:40 Peter Khramov

There are proposals to correct existing taxa names of living organisms in order to change "inappropriate". For example, names of "controversial" persons, as well as words that can offend adherents of certain religions or speakers of certain ...

29.12.2023 20:40 Peter Khramov, The petition in defense of biological nomenclature

There are proposals to correct existing taxa names of living organisms in order to change "inappropriate". For example, names of "controversial" persons, as well as words ...

20th International Insect Fair in Moscow (Russia, October 2023) 24.10.2023 23:57 Peter Khramov

Click an image to enlarge it. Last weekend we had pleasure to take part in the Moscow Insect Fair and Exhibition (and yes, it was 20th anniversary of such events in the Russian capital)…There were a lot of Lepidopterans, as it always has ...

27.10.2023 5:51 Evgeny Komarov, 20th International Insect Fair in Moscow (Russia, October 2023)

Great report!

Streets: insects names 05.06.2023 14:42 Peter Khramov

Yandex Maps analysts kindly shared with us the results of their study on frequency of animalistic names of Russian streets. We were shared the extended results for insect’s streets names. Below is the list of mosquito (mosquitos obviously are the ...

05.06.2023 14:42 Peter Khramov, Streets: insects names

Yandex Maps analysts kindly shared with us the results of their study on ...

Hebomoia glaucippe butterfly wings contain sea snail venom 17.10.2012 17:51 Lev Bely

Austrian researchers found out that wings of the Great Orange Tip (@@Hebomoia glaucippe@@), an Asian butterfly of the Pieridae family, contain venom. It appears that its white wings beautifully designed with contrast red-orange are not meant only ...

06.12.2018 15:38 ok ok, Hebomoia glaucippe butterfly wings contain sea snail venom

Winged Messiah: woman saw Jesus on a saturniid moth's back 23.09.2014 17:48 Lev Bely

Yvonne Esquilin saw Jesus image on @@Eacles imperialis@@'s back. The moth was resting on Yvonne's home in Georgetown, Texas, where she found it last week. “At first it looked like Jesus,” said Esquilin. “And I still think it looks ...

26.03.2017 10:50 Ryan Brookes, Winged Messiah: woman saw Jesus on a saturniid moth's back

Holy crap! Diagnosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia

Butterflies and music: The Verve, Catching The Butterfly 21.10.2012 12:14 Lev Bely

In 1997 an English alternative rock band The Verve released their best album “Urban Hymns” noted for the legendary song Bitter Sweet Symphony that became a worldwide hit and one of the greatest rock songs of all time. Another piece from this ...

29.12.2016 7:32 Ryan Brookes, Butterflies and music: The Verve, Catching The Butterfly

The whole album is great! I must have played it a thousand times over.

Tuta absoluta moth caused heavy loss in tomato crops in Yemen 23.04.2013 23:23 Lev Bely

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation said that it has been unable to wipe out the @@Tuta absoluta@@ moth that was discovered late last year. As reported, the moth destroyed 90% of tomato crops in Yemen bringing losses about $350 ...

27.08.2016 9:41 Evgeny Komarov, Tuta absoluta moth caused heavy loss in tomato crops in Yemen

Петр! В огородных магазинах еще и не ...

Не в дружбу, а в службу — бабочкам Перу 16.07.2016 0:57 Lev Bely

Не имей сто друзей, а имей… сто муравьёв поблизости, так рассудили перуанские шашечницы-хитрюги, обманывающие местных муравьёв. Как ...

16.07.2016 0:57 Lev Bely, Не в дружбу, а в службу — бабочкам Перу

Не имей сто друзей, а имей… сто ...

Вдруг из подворотни — страшный, рыжий и усатый 16.07.2016 0:53 Lev Bely

Тем временем, в Нижнем Новгороде вспоминают Корнея Чуковского: жители Ленинского района жалуются на расплодившихся в округе ...

16.07.2016 0:53 Lev Bely, Вдруг из подворотни — страшный, рыжий и усатый

Тем временем, в Нижнем Новгороде ...

Бабочки атаковали финал Евро-2016 14.07.2016 1:34 Lev Bely

Прошедший во французском городе Сен-Дени финал Евро-2016 был отмечен не только долгим отсутствием первенства и первого гола, которого с ...

14.07.2016 12:02 Vasiliy Feoktistov, Бабочки атаковали финал Евро-2016

Не предположительно, а совки и есть )) На ...

Тюменский квест «Найди бабочку» 14.07.2016 1:27 Lev Bely

В Тюмени, где сейчас страдают от массового нашествия шелкопряда, завершается городской квест «Найди бабочку». Задача — сделать как ...

14.07.2016 1:27 Lev Bely, Тюменский квест «Найди бабочку»

В Тюмени, где сейчас страдают от ...

Тадж-Махал страдает от насекомых 14.07.2016 1:20 Lev Bely

Знаменитый на весь мир мавзолей Тадж-Махал страдает от насекомых, оставляющих экскременты на мраморных стенах мечети. Хирономиды ...

14.07.2016 1:20 Lev Bely, Тадж-Махал страдает от насекомых

Знаменитый на весь мир мавзолей ...

Flying moth found inside a sealed bag of spinach 10.04.2013 22:21 Lev Bely

Stuart Curtis, 38-year-old father of three children of Carlisle, UK, was very surprised to find a live moth flying inside a sealed bag of spinach. “I went into Sainsbury’s on Tuesday to stock up after the bank holiday,” Curtis told the ...

11.05.2016 21:22 Evgeny Komarov, Flying moth found inside a sealed bag of spinach

All very simple - do not notice in the sample of the cocoon (chrysalis), ...

Reintroducing of the threatened Bay checkerspot butterfly to Edgewood Park, Northern California 08.02.2012 23:19 Lev Bely

To meet the declining Californian butterfly @@Euphydryas editha bayensis@@, or rather its pupa, you should put yourself to Edgewood Park natural preserve in Northern California, turn your back to the sun and peer at the ground under your shadow. ...

29.04.2016 13:57 Peter Khramov, Reintroducing of the threatened Bay checkerspot butterfly to Edgewood Park, Northern California

Thank you for the tip-off, we will check.

“Butterfly” in 300 world languages and dialects 06.03.2012 18:29 Lev Bely

How to say “butterfly” in !Xu bushman language or in Indian telugu? Easy. Just remember that Sorbian-Lower “mjatel” turns into “mjetel” when it's Sorbian-Upper, Cheyenne “hevavahkema” sounds quite different from Cornish tykki-Dyw, ...

06.03.2016 0:26 Peter Khramov, “Butterfly” in 300 world languages and dialects

People almost every day on this article walks (upon request). And the more ...

Butterfly perched on the flautist's nose during international flute competition 29.09.2014 21:04 Lev Bely

Japanese flautist Youkie Ota of the Odense Symphony Orchestra, Denmark, was honoured with a... butterfly that perched right upon the flautist's nose during an international flute competition. Pierre Sancan genuine fan? The butterfly fluttered ...

29.09.2014 22:00 Vasiliy Feoktistov, Butterfly perched on the flautist's nose during international flute competition

Papilionidae do differ :))) Say, Attacus atlas.........

Moth stuck in man's ear for two days, BBC 15.09.2014 23:27 Lev Bely

The hero of the day stayed for 48 hours in the ear of a 43-year-old Brit from Aylesbury, UK. Now it “oscares” on a bookshelf at the poor man's home. As BBC reports, Robert Fielding inadvertently pushed the moth deep into his ear canal ...

17.09.2014 20:47 Vasiliy Feoktistov, Moth stuck in man's ear for two days, BBC

Yeah, almost 6 cm. In scope :)

Cydalima moth destroys the Yew-and-Boxwood Tree Grove in Sochi, Russia 08.09.2014 15:15 Lev Bely

The unique Yew-and-Boxwood Tree Grove in Sochi, Russia, is having a bad time as nearly all local boxwood trees (Buxus colchica) were destroyed by @@Cydalima perspectalis@@ larvae which feed on boxwood tree leaves. The moth was supposedly brought ...

09.09.2014 0:57 Vasiliy Feoktistov, Cydalima moth destroys the Yew-and-Boxwood Tree Grove in Sochi, Russia

Sorry for off-top, I'm still mainly Coleoptera man :) Insects happen to ...

Male secrets: coremata, penis, phalloblaster and... alcohol 10.01.2014 16:21 Lev Bely

This pic caused a great interest: excuse me, what is this? This terrific infernal thing outthrusting of a poor moth? Not the first come to mind. This is called coremata (Greek) which is originally means “feather duster”, an eversible scent ...

01.06.2014 11:42 kirsanova Evgenia, Male secrets: coremata, penis, phalloblaster and... alcohol

Sorry, that if you delete a comment that overwhelmed impression - a ...

Papilio ulysses wing shot at 20:1 01.04.2013 21:47 Lev Bely

Dutch photographer Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel makes stunning macro photos of insects and more like this wonderful picture of the Blue Emperor swallowtail @@Papilio ulysses@@ wing shot at 20:1. For those who are curious about technical side, there are ...

14.03.2014 19:41 Lev Bely, Papilio ulysses wing shot at 20:1

Johan, thanks for your comment! Fixed.

Not lazy sloths, algae and moths 30.01.2014 16:20 Lev Bely

Biologists wondered a lot why sloths known for their extraordinary inactivity came off trees... for a toilet procedures. Whilst these mysterious critters are evidently in more safe when staying atop rather then being down on the forest floor, ...

30.01.2014 16:20 Lev Bely, Not lazy sloths, algae and moths

Biologists wondered a lot why sloths known for their extraordinary ...

Alexey Kupriyanov Entomology Club 20.01.2014 15:00 Lev Bely

The Saint-Petersburg Ecology and Biology Centre “Krestovsky Island” bestows Alexey Kupriyanov Entomology Club that offers entomology classes for juniors and seniors. Alexey Kupriyanov graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University, the ...

20.01.2014 15:00 Lev Bely, Alexey Kupriyanov Entomology Club

The Saint-Petersburg Ecology and Biology Centre “Krestovsky ...

Butterflies and music: The Cranberries, Just My Imagination 02.08.2013 15:17 Lev Bely

Yet the summer getaway turns out to be the real deal. Whilst I'm peacefully chilling alone in a palm tree, gazing around, sipping something... appropriate, seeing no butterflies at all, local palm TV is playing all time classics The Cranberries ...

17.09.2013 20:41 Olga Averyanova, Butterflies and music: The Cranberries, Just My Imagination

Yes, but at that moment someone reads aloud: I love you with palm ...

Saves nine... a butterfly in time 31.07.2013 20:39 Lev Bely

Once our good twitter friend, entomologist Daniel Llavaneras (https://twitter.com/dllavaneras), came back from the expedition in the Andes and placed his Lepidoptera trophies, a dozen specimens inside an exicator, or simply relaxing chamber. Time ...

31.07.2013 21:25 Vasiliy Feoktistov, Saves nine... a butterfly in time

My advice to Daniel: always put some ethyl acetate on the exicator bottom, ...

A bit of personal ... a small sketch 24.06.2013 12:15 Svetlana Shchavelina

In April this year, a small group (my friend and fellow Thai) traveled to the north-east Thailand. We have an interest in the region plant Hoya (Hoya) and we were curious to see them in their natural habitat, and generally interesting all ...

25.06.2013 16:19 Peter Khramov, A bit of personal ... a small sketch

Mota into their heads.

Wisconsin DNR calls for help against gypsy moth 25.04.2013 22:29 Lev Bely

Wisconsin forestry officials appealed to people for help in fight against gypsy moth @@Lymantria dispar@@. People are asked to seek for and destroy gypsy moth eggs as the pest is awaited to start hatching over the next few weeks, according to the ...

26.04.2013 23:37 Lev Bely, Wisconsin DNR calls for help against gypsy moth

Videos added. Animals feel anxious:)

No wings! 21.04.2013 22:23 Lev Bely

Found on the web: a brief theological debate on never-ending “If we will get wings THERE (after death)?” The right one answers “I say, no any wings! You're just dying and that's all!..”

21.04.2013 23:47 Peter Khramov, No wings!

Cool!

Two new species of the genus Ypsolopha from the Russian Far East described in ZooKeys 18.04.2013 23:22 Lev Bely

ZooKeys 289 (2013) issue features the descriptions of two new moth species of the genus Ypsolopha from the Russian Far East. The authors of the study are Margarita Ponomarenko and Yuliya N. Zinchenko, Institute of Biology and Soil Science FEB ...

18.04.2013 23:22 Lev Bely, Two new species of the genus Ypsolopha from the Russian Far East described in ZooKeys

ZooKeys 289 (2013) issue features the descriptions of two new moth ...

USPS released a new butterfly stamp featuring spicebush swallowtail 12.04.2013 22:17 Lev Bely

United States Postal Service released a new spring stamp for big envelopes featuring spicebush swallowtail @@Papilio troilus@@. This is the third in a butterfly series that includes monarch @@Danaus plexippus@@ and Baltimore checkerspot ...

12.04.2013 22:17 Lev Bely, USPS released a new butterfly stamp featuring spicebush swallowtail

United States Postal Service released a new spring stamp for big ...

Russian Lepidoptera in Soviet postcards by the publishing house “Izobrazitelnoye iskusstvo” 17.03.2013 13:51 Lev Bely

Years ago the Moscow publishing house “Izobrazitelnoye iskusstvo” brought out a series of butterfly-themed postcards in cooperation with artist Leonid Varsanofievich Aristov. Aristov is originally from Karpunikha village, Gorkov (now Nizhny ...

06.04.2013 15:44 Peter Khramov, Russian Lepidoptera in Soviet postcards by the publishing house “Izobrazitelnoye iskusstvo”

Uh-huh, thanks.

It's dinner time... in prison 16.03.2013 16:56 Lev Bely

...thought the painted lady and headed right to Bolshaya Pokrovskaya street in Nizhny Novgorod. Where it was caught red-handed, naturally. Butterflies flew to Nizhny Novgorod (in Russian)

20.03.2013 12:02 Dmitriy Pozhogin, It's dinner time... in prison

No biggies, won't take long. Month ago I already caught something, just ...

Sphecodina caudata, Shijimiaeoides divina and Protohermes martynovae are to be included in The Red List of Khabarovsk Krai 16.03.2013 16:00 Lev Bely

The Committee on Rare and Endangered Wildlife Species of the Khabarovsk region advised that the next three relict species would be put on the Khabarovsk Red List — @@Sphecodina caudata@@, @@Shijimiaeoides divina@@ and @@Protohermes martynovae@@, ...

16.03.2013 20:33 Peter Khramov, Sphecodina caudata, Shijimiaeoides divina and Protohermes martynovae are to be included in The Red List of Khabarovsk Krai

Marten reigns.

Spider eats butterfly in Bannerghatta Butterfly Park 15.03.2013 18:02 Lev Bely

This Bannerghatta Butterfly Park is indeed a sinister site. Whilst the staff's cutting down attacking pterodactyls, this spider is just peacefully eating a butterfly, allegedly Red Pierrot, though it looks a bit different. Is the poor thing really ...

15.03.2013 18:33 Lev Bely, Spider eats butterfly in Bannerghatta Butterfly Park

Vasily, thanks. So do I see this underside is not one of a red pierrot.

Hilarious and real, the troll 13.03.2013 20:43 Lev Bely

Hilarious video of the couple versus critter. The wife won, as you do. The critter is stunning too.

15.03.2013 18:20 Dmitriy Pozhogin, Hilarious and real, the troll

Thanks. The English version plays good. If put off all the damns, Mexico's ...

Find 10 Differences: Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) and its wooden friend 13.03.2013 21:42 Lev Bely

Buff-tip (@@Phalera bucephala@@) moth camouflaged as a broken twig, via @RiverExplorerUK, http://twitter.com/RiverExplorerUK/status/311415344566775808.

13.03.2013 21:42 Lev Bely, Find 10 Differences: Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) and its wooden friend

Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) moth camouflaged as a broken twig, via ...

Bird killed with an air gun for catching butterflies in Bannerghatta Butterfly Park, India 11.03.2013 18:24 Lev Bely

The country's first butterfly park spread over 7.5 acres in Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, India, is a sweet home for 20 butterfly species, which are in thorough care there. Birds, on the contrary, are not quite welcome guests even as much ...

11.03.2013 18:24 Lev Bely, Bird killed with an air gun for catching butterflies in Bannerghatta Butterfly Park, India

The country's first butterfly park spread over 7.5 acres in Bannerghatta ...

94kg of dried edible caterpillars seized at Gatwick Airport 07.03.2013 23:04 Lev Bely

Luggages do vary and may include lot of things unimaginable to be carried — immense sofas, medieval marble mortars, even fireplace in its whole, not to forget insects... some of which yet happen to be forgotten to register, and turns out not ...

07.03.2013 23:04 Lev Bely, 94kg of dried edible caterpillars seized at Gatwick Airport

Luggages do vary and may include lot of things unimaginable to be ...

Rosie Heritage's new book about butterflies of Ash Island 25.02.2013 16:52 Lev Bely

Painted ladies, yellow admirals and monarchs sound kind of comic opera characters, yet the reality is way simpler. These are the common names of some of the butterflies of Ash Island in the abundant in wildlife estuary of the Hunter River, ...

28.02.2013 22:37 Lev Bely, Rosie Heritage's new book about butterflies of Ash Island

Frankly I've got nothing against David Carter or Vanessa cardui:) Still ...

Asahi Glass “Moth's Eye” approach for a new anti-glare display nano coating 22.02.2013 19:32 Lev Bely

The Moth's Eye is a new approach by Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co., world's largest flat glass producing company. The strategy is based on the structure of the moth's eye, which is known to have no troubles with sun glares and reflections. ...

22.02.2013 19:32 Lev Bely, Asahi Glass “Moth's Eye” approach for a new anti-glare display nano coating

The Moth's Eye is a new approach by Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass ...

“Demons and Butterflies—Weather predictability and predictions” by Richard A. Anthes on February 21st, Albuquerque 20.02.2013 19:45 Lev Bely

“Demons and Butterflies—Weather predictability and predictions” public lecture by Richard A. Anthes will be held on February 21st at the UNM Conference Center, Albuquerque (US). Dr. Richard A. Anthes is a distinguished atmospheric scientist, ...

20.02.2013 19:45 Lev Bely, “Demons and Butterflies—Weather predictability and predictions” by Richard A. Anthes on February 21st, Albuquerque

“Demons and Butterflies—Weather predictability and predictions” ...

Male silkmoths succeed in driving robot in pursuit of female 17.02.2013 21:37 Lev Bely

Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo made male silkmoths (@@Bombyx mori@@) drive two-wheeled vehicle by distributing synthetic pheromone bombykol in a wind tunnel. Naturally bombykol is released by female silkmoths to attract mates. ...

17.02.2013 21:37 Lev Bely, Male silkmoths succeed in driving robot in pursuit of female

Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo made male silkmoths ...

New Zealand struggling with butterfly-killing plant causing monarch butterflies' death 15.02.2013 20:32 Lev Bely

Climber Araujia sericifera belonging to the Apocynaceae family has different common names including “moth plant” and “cruel vine”. Its beautiful white flowers have plenty of sweet, sticky nectar, which attracts monarch butterflies ...

15.02.2013 20:32 Lev Bely, New Zealand struggling with butterfly-killing plant causing monarch butterflies' death

Climber Araujia sericifera belonging to the Apocynaceae family has ...

ZooKeys latest issue of the Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths 09.02.2013 22:41 Lev Bely

The "Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths" series in ZooKeys, a peer-reviewed open access academic journal for the field of zoology by Pensoft Publishers, since its very first 2009 edition has been known as a major bulletin in ...

09.02.2013 22:41 Lev Bely, ZooKeys latest issue of the Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths

The "Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths" series ...

Scientists revealed the secret of the diamondback moth 07.02.2013 15:54 Lev Bely

Genetic research of the diamondback moth @@Plutella xylostella@@ has revealed the secret of the world's worst agricultural pest that costs about $5 billion damage every year in crop losses and insecticides. An international consortium also ...

07.02.2013 15:54 Lev Bely, Scientists revealed the secret of the diamondback moth

Genetic research of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella has ...

Bug hotels: the City of London meets special guests 30.01.2013 19:40 Lev Bely

The very name “bug hotel” could make one itch together with unpleasant reminiscences of someone's horror nights in Thailand journey. These days instead bugs may have an exclusive night-stop in London “bug hotels” that made up a real ...

30.01.2013 19:40 Lev Bely, Bug hotels: the City of London meets special guests

The very name “bug hotel” could make one itch together with ...

Device not only for feeding: death's-head hawk moth is able to peep 28.01.2013 19:30 Lev Bely

@@Acherontia atropos@@ or simply death's head hawk moth captured the public imagination once again, this time not with its noted terrific skull-shaped pattern. The moth appeared to be able to peep, and according to the owner of the following video, ...

28.01.2013 22:56 Peter Khramov, Device not only for feeding: death's-head hawk moth is able to peep

Why nails always spoil everything.

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