Darwin’s primroses destroyed! • Beagle specimens unearthed • cross-pollination • birds’ tree-of-life • beetles • seaweed • male mammals not so big after all • Frans de Waal • butterfly mimicry • William Buckland • book recommendation • another research rabbit hole!
Writing tagged: ‘beetles’
Darwin's Evolution Revolution Song
The Virtual School has created a video to celebrate Darwin Day 2013.
Sexton bugs and rock ’n’ roll
In which I spot an insect on the head of another insect.
Darwin's beetles
The University of Cambridge Zoological Museum has a rather wonderful box of beetle specimens collected by Charles Darwin when he was at the university. Here are some photos.
15-Jun-1829: Darwin’s delight
On 15th June 1829, the young Charles Darwin was cited in Stephens’ ‘Illustrations of British Insects’.
Parr for the course
Darwin's beetle collection photo by Martin Parr.
Sexual arms race
Between male and female diving beetles.