Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Thank Ceiling Cat that readers have responded with some batches of photos for me. But please think of me when you have photos to spare. Today sees the return of Tony Eales from Oz, and he sent us some photos showing mimicry in insects. Tony’s captions are indented, and you can click on the photos … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Thanks to the readers who sent in photos at my behest. And today we have one of most faithful contributors, Mark Sturtevant, with some lovely photos of arthropods. Mark’s captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. Last summer I chose to go back to Ohio to spend … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Today’s batch of photos (we have more!) comes from reader Leo Glenn of western Pennsylvania, who also pays tribute to another contributor. Leo’s text and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. Note the felid lagniappe at the bottom. It’s been a while since I contributed wildlife photos. I’m … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Today’s photos come from Scott Goeppner, a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University. His narratives and captions are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. During the spring, summer, and fall, many of the hedges and flowerpots around Oklahoma State University have flourishing insect populations. All of these … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Tony Eales from Queensland came through with three batches of photos. Today we see the first one, whose theme is a subject dear to my heart—mimicry. Tony’s notes and IDs are indented; click photos to enlarge them. Remember that in Batesian mimicry an edible “mimic” evolves to resemble a visible and toxic or dangerous “model,” … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Our contributor today is Christopher Starr, a retired Professor of Entomology at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. His photos span a range of taxa. Christopher’s captions are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. (See his first contribution here.) His captions and IDs are indented, and … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Reader Mark Sturtevant has another great batch of arthropod photos. I’ve indented his notes. Be sure to see the vestigial legs of the butterfly in the last two photos. I had no idea that some species had vestigial legs! Here are pictures of arthropods taken during the winter and early spring of last year. A … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Reader Tony Eales from Brisbane sent some lovely photos of models and mimics in an email called “Lycid beetle mimicry”. These beetles, in the family Lycidae, are toxic. When a tasty species (“mimic”) imitates a toxic one, it’s called Batesian mimicry. When distasteful species resemble each other, it’s called Müllerian mimicry. All readers should have learned … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
