Adriean Mayor, a research associate in entomology, rediscovered the species in April during ongoing field research in California. Mayor said the beetle, Trichochrous kernensis, has only been seen once before, in 1913, when the five original specimens were collected near the town of Havilah in Kern County.
Adriean Mayor, a research associate in entomology, rediscovered the species in April during ongoing field research in California. Mayor said the beetle, Trichochrous kernensis, has only been seen once before, in 1913, when the five original specimens were collected near the town of Havilah in Kern County.
Western burrowing owls, valley elderberry longhorn beetles and giant garter snakes are among the dozen species protected under the 50-year conservation plan local governments will consider for approval over the next two months.
https://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/yolo-habitat-conservation-plan-heads-for-final-approval/
In California wine country, environmentalists and vintners have kept an uneasy peace. Corporate overreach and damage to the environment are threatening to fracture it.
https://psmag.com/environment/troublesome-mega-vineyard-in-napa
Set your bulging bug eyes on these incredible images, stemming from U.K. based illustrator Richard Wilkinson’s series, Insects From A Far Away Galaxy, which renders life-like bugs as our favorite Star Wars characters, and then scientifically names them, replete with clever Latin roots.
