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in Film

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo on DVD and PBS
Being an exterminator in Japan must be a tough job.

by missbobetier / on May 16, 2011

in Videos

World's Largest Hornet's Nest
Two guys find a giant hornet's nest in the attic.

by bryanmckay / on Nov 23, 2010

in Entertainment

KidVid: 17 Down-on-the-Farm Videos, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type…and More Fun on the Farm!
Just in time for the holidays—17 kids’ stories in one DVD set (and they reinforce reading and socialization skills, too!).

by missbobetier / on Nov 11, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “insects”

Swallowtails - a photo essay

Days on the Claise — Authority: 110
Click on the photos to enlarge. If you want to know more about Swallowtails see my species account on Loire Valley Nature.Susan

5 hours ago

Green Caterpillar with Brown Saddle Markings

The Backyard Arthropod Project — Authority: 401
Sandy found this green caterpillar with brown markings on its back in one of our apple trees on August 10, 2011. Sam called it a “Jaguar Green Caterpillar†and wanted to hold it, so these pictures were taken of the caterpillar in the palm of her hand. It was a little guy, only about 1/2 [...]

1 day ago

In New Mass-Production Technique, Robotic Insects Spring to Life

Innovation Toronto — Authority: 477
Clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheetA new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet.Devised by engineers at Harvard, the ingenious layering and folding process enables the rapid fabrication of not just ...

2 days ago

Breathtaking orchids are easier than ever to obtain and grow

Paternal Prose — Authority: 145
Gardeners yearning for a spark of romance this Valentine’s Day, take note: It’s easier than ever to fall in love with orchids. Once accessible only to wealthy enthusiasts with well-traveled connections, reasonably priced exotic orchids are now at your grocery store or garden shop. Orchids are hard to resist. ...

4 days ago

So who will survive December 21, 2012?

ProBest's Blog — Authority: 111
So who will survive December 21, 2012? The Mayan Calendar indicates or at least ends on that date, really the Mayan’s indicated a change. So whatever that is I’m sure we will adapt. But it got me to thinking about who would survive and you know it will be the bugs. The insects have been around forever – ...

6 days ago

Lee Peiling’s Small World Series

Yin&Yang — Authority: 120
Who likes insects? Fo’ real? Malaysian photographer Lee Peiling makes them almost look like beautiful fairytale-esque paintings using a macro lens. I’m in awe of the bokeh technique and she’s definitely mastered it. I love how she’s managed to keep the insects in perfect focus with the background ...

1 week ago

Science Sunday: Adult Dragonflies and Damselflies as Indicators of Water Quality

The Dragonfly Woman — Authority: 107
Aquatic insects and other invertebrates have been used as indicators of water quality for about 40 years.  Insects can be found in a huge variety of freshwater habitats year round and can tell scientists and water resource managers a great deal about the conditions within a body of water.  By simply scooping ...

1 week ago

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION OF INSECTS USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS

pdfeeloans.com — Authority: 118
Creating Photoshop Layers, Making Selections from Paths,… effect , make a note of it and its parameters so that you can recall it later…. in File Unlike a weighted line or stipple drawing done in Illustrator, which is primarily composed of open vector paths, an Illustrator drawing destined for full habitus ...

1 week ago

Cicadas are awesome, which is one reason this is one of our...

Archie McPhee's Endless Geyser of Awesome — Authority: 593
Cicadas  are awesome, which is one reason this is one of our all-time favourite gifs. It was made using time-lapse photos of a  Tibicen  dog day cicada molting in Ohio. Go little cicada, go! [via Wikipedia ]

1 week ago

Camera-Critters #201

Camera Critters Meme — Authority: 442
Welcome to the Camera-Critters meme. We hope that everyone enjoys this meme which is all about photos of animals/critters. So make your post, link back to here, visit other Camera-Critters captures, and have fun! HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF THE CAMERA-CRITTERS PARTICIPANTS FOR MAKING CC SUCH A SUCCESSFUL MEME. We try ...

1 week ago

Making Your Camping Bed (And Sleeping In It, Too)

Hike Camp Fish — Authority: 110
Sleeping bags, something no camper should go without. It’s no secret that one of the purported miseries of camping – as espoused by the willfully-sheltered folk who happily name themselves “indoor types†– is that sleeping on the ground is no fun. In fact, it can be downright painful. The experienced ...

1 week ago

Quadrate (or Square-Eyed) Dagger Moth Caterpillars

The Backyard Arthropod Project — Authority: 401
Sandy found several of these caterpillars eating the leaves of one of our young cherry trees on July 25, 2011. These are pretty distinctive. The only caterpillar I could find on-line that has that combination of double-orange dots running down the back and the white “racing stripes†is the Interrupted Dagger Moth, ...

1 week ago

Directed by Saul Bass

{ feuilleton } — Authority: 412
Phase IV (1974). It’s been a thrill recently poring over the Saul Bass monograph, Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design by Jennifer Bass & Pat Kirkham, a large volume that weighs a ton and is as revelatory about the career of a great designer (and his wife and frequent collaborator, Elaine Bass) as ...

1 week ago

The Silver (Smoke-) Screen

Andrea's Buzzing About: — Authority: 85
O.M.G. Last night at the grocery I was stocking non-prescription meds, and a couple came in asking for … colloidal silver! (Meaning, microfine silver dust suspended in water or another carrier.) I was baffled; she explained that “Dr Oz†suggested it for sore throats. “I don’t think we carry that,†I ...

1 week ago

Hudgens finds centipedes ‘awful’

Thaindian News — Authority: 508
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Actress Vanessa Hudgens says she freak out after seeing centipedes.The 23-year-old, who stars alongside Liam Hemsworth and Michael Caine in her new project, encountered the oversized insects while shooting family movie “The Island in Hawaii “and she still having nightmares about ...

1 week ago

Are Big Headed Ants at Home in Your Home?

Insect Protection Pest Control — Authority: 79
More than 220 species of ants call Florida home. They inhibit a wide variety of nesting locations, including tree limbs and twigs, grass stems, rotten logs, dead leaves, soils of all kinds, tree bark … and your home , Watch for Piles of Sand Piles of sand and other debris indoors may signal big-headed ants. ...

1 week ago

First Meal

Wild Light | Wildlife Photography | Insect Art | Bird Art | Honey Bee Art — Authority: 103
A twitchy hunter seeks her first meal, a patient mantis nymph waits for a reluctant ant, her reputation at stake. _____________________________________ Pavement ant | Tetramorium caespitum Praying mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

1 week ago

Of Bots and Warbles

Beetles In The Bush — Authority: 404
As an undergraduate at Truman State University during the mid-90’s I was part of a small mammal research group led by Dr. Scott Ellis.  My focus was on flying squirrels, but others in the group studied mice.  There were always opportunities to help my colleagues trap mice, and that is where I first encountered bot ...

1 week ago

BIOTEC researchers develop viral resistant antibiotics for commercial use

AIT News, Thailand news — Authority: 134
BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 (NNT) – Researchers from the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Thailand (BIOTEC) have successfully developed ‘Ascochlorin’, which is viral resistant, from fungi found 8 years ago in a national park. According to BIOTEC Director Dr. Kanyawim Kirtikara, a team ...

1 week ago

Tropical lifestyle – Open house vs a closed house – pros and cons

Learn how to move to Costa Rica — Authority: 113
This is a very common question you will stumble upon if you live a tropical lifestyle.  As I have been living for some years in the tropics, and also have lived in several open AND closed houses myself, I want to pass on my observations and experiences to you freedom and life lovers.  Do you go for a secure closed ...

1 week ago

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