In a previous post, I mentioned two Arizona State University scientists have a project to grow algae to convert into fuel, particularly jet fuel. They made the news again this week because they just got a $3 million-dollar grant to start a pilot project. Exciting stuff!
Follow the link to the newspaper article:
Algae-to-fuel work gets $3 mil
ASU spinoff believes organisms key to renewable energy for jets
by Ken Alltucker – Sept. 2, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Did you know that all the hamsters in the United States, all the different shapes and colors and sizes, all came from a single brother and sister pair brought over from Turkey in the 1930’s? Did you know that hamsters are endangered in the wild? Even better, did you know that female hamsters are active during the day in the wild, instead of up all night like they are here? I sure didn’t until I caught this post about hamsters at the Urban Science Adventures blog. Note for parents of squeamish children: the video clip does talk about how the farmers kill hamsters.
After writing my post on Wednesday about seed bugs, I sent it down to the Great Bug Guru and Swell Guy, Carl Olson, at the University of Arizona. Carl was nice enough to straighten me out on the scientific name of the bug in the photo. He also let me know that there is similar bug that he has been hearing a lot about here in Phoenix.
Here is a photo of the bug he’s been getting calls about, Neacoryphus lateralis.
Carl was also nice enough to send me a photo of the small milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmaii. This is the species that may also occur on milkweeds, and also has a white spot (actually a pair of white spots), on the back of its wing.
Small milkweed bug:
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.
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