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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:05:38 -0400

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:21 -0400

h4ilstorm: uyuni (by wal Moraes)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:02 -0400

h4ilstorm:

uyuni (by wal Moraes)

astronomy-to-zoology: Anderson’s Salamander (Ambystoma...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:45 -0400

astronomy-to-zoology:

Anderson’s Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)

Also known as the Achoque, Anderson’s salamander is a species of mole salamander endemic to Lake Zacapu in the state of Michoacan in Mexico. Anderson’s salamander exhibits neoteny (the retention of juvenile traits) and as such it keeps its external gills and caudal fin throughout its life. Because it keeps its gills Anderson’s salamander is totally aquatic and lives its entire live in the water. Currently Anderson’s salamander is listed as critically endangered, this is thought to be a combination of its limited habitat and pollution.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Amphibia-Caudata-Ambystomatidae-Ambystoma-andersoni

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:02:40 -0400

hungariansoul: My Thai Proverb of the Day is:...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:08 -0400

hungariansoul:

My Thai Proverb of the Day is:

นกน้อยทำรังแต่พอตัว (Hungarian transcript: nok naoj thám ráng dte phao dtuá) = A kismadarak a méretükhöz építik a fészküket.

=Little birds build nests according to their size.

ÉRTELMEZÉS: Az erőforrásaidhoz mérten élj és ne vállalj többet.

- This Thai proverb means one should adapt according to the resources available to himself. It is equal to the English saying “Cut your coat according to your cloth ”.

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:55 -0400

fairy-wren: Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Trinidad I...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:26:40 -0400

fairy-wren:

Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Trinidad

I was following some manakins when I flushed this Blue-crowned Motmot (kingfisher relative). Motmots love to sit motionless for long periods. He picked a lovely little spot to perch and by contorting myself and my tripod around some trees I was able to capture a few images. The fill flash that I added seemed just right to bring out his wonderful colors. Check out that amazing racket tail too! Motmots are definitely a group of my favorite birds…

Photo/text by Judd Patterson

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:21 -0400

collectivehistory: A vending machine that would give you an...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:23:58 -0400

collectivehistory:

A vending machine that would give you an already lit cigarette for a penny, England 1931.

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:37 -0400

A gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, colony on Danco Island,...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:24 -0400

A gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, colony on Danco Island, Antarctica

Photo by Joel Sartore

abandonedography: On what was once the bed of the Aral Sea, a...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:06 -0400

abandonedography:

On what was once the bed of the Aral Sea, a shoal of camels shelters from the sun under a pair of redundant fishing boats. The Aral Sea was the fourth largest inland body of water in the world but when its water was diverted away, it shrank to a salty puddle.

Ships of the desert by Nick Hannes

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:49 -0400

"Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:47:23 -0400

“Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole existence. Why limit yourself to small things? When the whole is available”

- Osho (via the-numinous-place)

sinobug: The Night of June 11th, 2013 After a lengthy hiatus...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:29 -0400

Hawk Moth (Callambulyx diehli, Smerinthinae, Sphingidae)

Picture-winged Leaf Moth (Herdonia hainanensis, Thyrididae)

Male Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas, Saturniidae)

Arctiid Tiger Moth (Amerila astrea, Arctiinae, Erebidae)

Limacodid Cup Moth (Belippa horrida, Limacodidae), female

June Beetle (Dedalopterus signatus, Melolonthinae)

Massive Owlfly (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera)

Geometrid Moth (Ophthalmitis herbidaria, Ennominae, Geometridae)

Geometrid Moth (Chrysocraspeda sp. cf sanguinea, Sterrhinae, Geometridae)

Click Beetle (Pectocera fortunei, Elateridae)

sinobug:

The Night of June 11th, 2013

After a lengthy hiatus from using the MV lamp at night for reasons largely out of my control, I was able to get out into the Pu’er hills a few nights back. I am still buzzing. Pictured are ten of the species I was able to photograph.
You know you have had a good night when you find wayward bugs in your underwear and your hair….the next day.

See an explanation of the use of mercury vapor (MV) lamps for light trapping in a previous post HERE.

Some of the reasons I have not been out light trapping recently are:
-my MV bulb broke a couple of months back and because of the apparent unavailability of the ballasted variety in China, I had to order replacements from the UK.
-the summer rains have started in Yunnan and although they are predictable (i.e.. it will rain every day), actually when it will rain is unforeseeable. This night was cloudless, moonless, slight breeze and cool.
-the staggering rate of expansion of Pu’er has meant that the previous locations I have visited for my insect photography have, almost without exception, been engulfed by bulldozers and land clearing. Consequently I have had to foray further and further afield in search of suitable locations. Using my rooftop balcony to set up the lamp and sheet has been proving unproductive (although not pointless) due to the distance from any bushland and competition from domestic lighting and other obstacles. My mode of transport is an electric bike (probably one of my most valued and essential possessions) which is limited by range and limited by its hill-climbing capacity particularly if burdened down with a 20kg generator and other nightlighting paraphernalia. It too has suffered from mechanical issues in the past week. But on this night I had access to a car so was able to set up in a spot I had explored previously but was not able to get to with the bike and my equipment.

So the stars were aligned…

Click images to see subject identification in image captions…

or look at these and other images taken that night on my Flickr HERE.

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese insects and spiders on my Flickr site HERE…

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:44:49 -0400

"I’ll shut myself off from everyone to the point of insensibility. Make an enemy of everyone, speak..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:13:28 -0400

“I’ll shut myself off from everyone to the point of insensibility. Make an enemy of everyone, speak to no one.”

- Franz Kafka, from “Diaries” (via mirroir)

funny-pictures-uk: Good hair day.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:42:24 -0400

funny-pictures-uk:

Good hair day.

bijoux-et-mineraux: Wulfenite - Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:53 -0400

bijoux-et-mineraux:

Wulfenite - Mexico