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Bioblitz Species Hunt

natureinquiries wrote 6 days ago: by Carl Strang Yesterday I introduced last weekend’s bioblitz at Connor Prairie in Indiana. My focus … more →

Tags: insects (other), plant-eating insects, singing insects, Argia moesta, Arphia sulfurea, BioBlitz, Bombus fervidus, Chortophaga viridifasciata, Cobra Clubtail

May Phenology 2: Insect First Appearances

natureinquiries wrote 1 week ago: by Carl Strang Today’s seasonal comparison is between first appearance dates of insects at Mayslake … more →

Tags: Ecology, insects (other), Anax junius, bee-fly, Bombylius major, Common Green Darner, insect phenology, Mayslake

The first spring trip to Sawhill2 comments

M. Barton wrote 1 month ago: Pasture Grasshopper (Melanoplus confusus), Sawhill/Walden Ponds, Boulder, Colorado, USA. May 12, 201 … more →

Tags: Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Sawflies, Spiders and Other Arachnids, Beetles, Entomology, Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians, Grasshoppers and Katydids, Colorado, Damselflies

Spring

natureinquiries wrote 1 month ago: by Carl Strang By my own subjective criteria, I have to declare that spring finally arrived, with a … more →

Tags: Botany, plant-eating insects, Ecology, Mayslake, bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, Seasons, Erythronium albidum, White Trout Lily

Saving Wildlife: Species Checklists

GarryRogers wrote 2 months ago: Introduction:  The Human Impact The growing human population is wiping out Earth’s resources a … more →

Tags: Nature Conservation, Nonfiction, Tools and Techniques, wildlife, Amphibians, ANT's, bats, Birds, butterflies and moths

Literature Review: Invertebrate Biology

natureinquiries wrote 3 months ago: by Carl Strang This week’s literature focus is on insects. Dragonflies today are tiny compared to th … more →

Tags: insects (other), damselfly, damselfly female colors, DragonFly, evo-devo, insect body size, Literature Review

Miscellaneous Encounters

natureinquiries 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 →

Tags: singing insects, invertebrates (other), fungi, Mayslake, St. James Farm, greenstriped grasshopper, Chortophaga viridifasciata, blue dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis

American Rubyspots (Hetaerina americana)

M. Barton wrote 8 months ago: Male American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana), Longmont, Colorado, USA. September 1, 2012. Broad-wing … more →

Tags: Entomology, Colorado, Damselflies, Calopterygidae, broad-winged damselflies, Longmont

Houghton Lake2 comments

natureinquiries wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang A priority site in this year’s singing insect survey work was Houghton Lake, a Nature … more →

Tags: singing insects, black-legged meadow katydid, Orchelimum nigripes, Say's trig, Anaxipha exigua, houghton lake, round-tipped conehead, Neoconocephalus retusus, Handsome Trig

Damsel in the Breeze19 comments

Meanderer wrote 10 months ago: I saw this pretty damselfly whilst visiting a lake yesterday. The orange colour surprised me and I h … more →

Tags: Nature, wildlife, summer, Photography, photos, damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly

Butterflies, Bugs and Bees Photo Contest

M. Barton wrote 10 months ago: A pair of mating Plains Forktails (Ischnura damula), Sawhill/Walden Ponds, Boulder, Colorado, USA. S … more →

Tags: Entomology, Colorado, Damselflies, Zygoptera, Forktails, Ischnura, Photography (2), Contests

Recent Maylake Insects2 comments

natureinquiries wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Today’s post accomplishes some catch-up on insect observations at Mayslake Forest Pre … more →

Tags: insects (other), Mayslake, Parasitism, eastern amberwing, Perithemis tenera, Archytas apicifer, LeConte's haploa, Haploa lecontei, dogbane beetle

Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)

M. Barton wrote 10 months ago: A female Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) in Longmont, Colorado, USA. July 28, 2012. B … more →

Tags: Entomology, Colorado, Anisoptera, Sympetrum, Meadowhawks

Western Red Damsels (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)

M. Barton wrote 10 months ago: A pair of Western Red Damsels (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) preparing for egg-laying, Longmont, Colorado … more →

Tags: Entomology, Colorado, Damselflies, pond damselflies, Coenagrionidae

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) landing2 comments

M. Barton wrote 11 months ago: A Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) coming in for a landing, Barr Lake State Park, Colorad … more →

Tags: Entomology, dragonflies, Colorado, Libellulidae, Barr Lake State Park, Anisoptera, Sympetrum, Meadowhawks

Dragonfly Notes1 comment

natureinquiries wrote 11 months ago: by Carl Strang Today I want to share some observations of dragonflies from last week. It was, as you … more →

Tags: Mayslake, predation, eastern amberwing, Perithemis tenera, black saddlebags, Tramea lacerata, sit and wait foraging, Common Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis

Some critters of Texas2 comments

M. Barton wrote 11 months ago: A hairstreak butterfly (possibly the Red-banded Hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops), Arlington, Texas, US … more →

Tags: Entomology, Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians, butterflies and moths, hairstreaks, pond damselflies, lizards, Lycaenidae, Coenagrionidae

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) obelisking

M. Barton wrote 11 months ago: A male Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) obelisking on a hot summer day, Boulder, Colorado, USA. … more →

Tags: Entomology, dragonflies, Insects, Libellulidae, skimmers, Animal Behavior

Bug hunting at Chatfield State Park

M. Barton wrote 11 months ago: A wasp (Order Hymenoptera) at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, Littleton, Colorado. June 30, … more →

Tags: Entomology, Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians, Spiders and Other Arachnids, Crustaceans, dragonflies, Colorado, Libellulidae, Chatfield State Park


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