Blogs about: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Bioblitz Species Hunt
by Carl Strang Yesterday I introduced last weekend’s bioblitz at Connor Prairie in Indiana. My focus as a bioblitz participant is on singing insects, of course, but those are few early in June, even a… more →
Nature Inquiries
Bioblitz Species Hunt
wrote 6 days ago: by Carl Strang Yesterday I introduced last weekend’s bioblitz at Connor Prairie in Indiana. My focus … more →
May Phenology 2: Insect First Appearances
wrote 1 week ago: by Carl Strang Today’s seasonal comparison is between first appearance dates of insects at Mayslake … more →
The first spring trip to Sawhill
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wrote 1 month ago: Pasture Grasshopper (Melanoplus confusus), Sawhill/Walden Ponds, Boulder, Colorado, USA. May 12, 201 … more →
Spring
wrote 1 month ago: by Carl Strang By my own subjective criteria, I have to declare that spring finally arrived, with a … more →
Saving Wildlife: Species Checklists
wrote 2 months ago: Introduction: The Human Impact The growing human population is wiping out Earth’s resources a … more →
Literature Review: Invertebrate Biology
wrote 3 months ago: by Carl Strang This week’s literature focus is on insects. Dragonflies today are tiny compared to th … more →
Miscellaneous Encounters
wrote 7 months ago: by Carl Strang It’s time to shake more photos out of the bag, as we are well into the seasonal trans … more →
American Rubyspots (Hetaerina americana)
wrote 8 months ago: Male American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana), Longmont, Colorado, USA. September 1, 2012. Broad-wing … more →
Houghton Lake
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang A priority site in this year’s singing insect survey work was Houghton Lake, a Nature … more →
Damsel in the Breeze
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wrote 10 months ago: I saw this pretty damselfly whilst visiting a lake yesterday. The orange colour surprised me and I h … more →
Butterflies, Bugs and Bees Photo Contest
wrote 10 months ago: A pair of mating Plains Forktails (Ischnura damula), Sawhill/Walden Ponds, Boulder, Colorado, USA. S … more →
Recent Maylake Insects
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Today’s post accomplishes some catch-up on insect observations at Mayslake Forest Pre … more →
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
wrote 10 months ago: A female Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) in Longmont, Colorado, USA. July 28, 2012. B … more →
Western Red Damsels (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)
wrote 10 months ago: A pair of Western Red Damsels (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) preparing for egg-laying, Longmont, Colorado … more →
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) landing
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wrote 11 months ago: A Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) coming in for a landing, Barr Lake State Park, Colorad … more →
Dragonfly Notes
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wrote 11 months ago: by Carl Strang Today I want to share some observations of dragonflies from last week. It was, as you … more →
Some critters of Texas
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wrote 11 months ago: A hairstreak butterfly (possibly the Red-banded Hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops), Arlington, Texas, US … more →
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) obelisking
wrote 11 months ago: A male Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) obelisking on a hot summer day, Boulder, Colorado, USA. … more →
Bug hunting at Chatfield State Park
wrote 11 months ago: A wasp (Order Hymenoptera) at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, Littleton, Colorado. June 30, … more →
