Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
With the imminent demise of 2011, I’ve been reviewing my photographic efforts from the year. Excluding photos from our recent Australian adventures- I’m still crunching those- I created 609 saleable images processed from over 15000 exposures. Of those, here are ones I see as the best:
The Argentine Ant Linepithema humile hasn’t been known under the name Iridomyrmex humilis since 1992, when Steve Shattuck modernized dolichoderine taxonomy. Since then, every scientific study on this ant has been published under the new combination. Why would anyone trust a pest control company that hasn’t read the technical literature on an important pest in the [...]
I’m far too jetlagged from a 17 hour time difference to be productive today- my brain is moving in a different dimension than the rest of me- but I just thought I’d post that we’re back home in Illinois after spending three wonderful weeks visiting friends & family in Australia. I trust everyone’s holidays are [...]
When travelling with sporadic internet access of unpredictable speed, I’m finding Google+ to be easier than Myrmecos for posting photos of the strange and wonderful creatures I’ve encountered: Alex’s Google+ Stream My posts are public, so you won’t need to register an account to view them.
…cuter than American possums. The evening was so dark I could scarcely see the possum with my own eyes, but my camera & fast lens stepped up last night to capture this low light photo. As wildlife goes, the brushtailed possum isn’t terribly exciting. It is like Australia’s gray squirrel, common even in urban habitats. [...]
Yes, Myrmecos Blog has been quiet while Mrs. Myrmecos and I trek about down under. I’ve had a few posts go up over at my Scientific American blog, though, including a fantastic guest post by ant guy Rob Dunn: Scientist Spots Missing Link In Basement (guest post by Rob Dunn) Most Wildlife Photography Is Fake [...]
Here we are in lovely Cape Tribulation, where the Australian rainforest goes right down to the beach. I’ve only got about 2 minutes of internet time to make this post, so here are a couple photos:
Mrs. Myrmecos and I are setting some sort of record for world’s longest layover at LAX. We’ve tried everything: coffee, several glasses of beer, Terry Pratchett. Yet our departure time is still hours away. Miraculously, I have found enough free wifi to hook us up with a Sunday Movie. Here’s a clip from the brilliant [...]
Winter descends again on Illinois, bringing insect season to a close. Time to head for the tropics! Mrs. Myrmecos and I will be spending much of December in Australia, visiting her family and photographing the continent’s bizarre ants. In particular, I’m hoping to capture images of weaver ants weaving- a behavior that has thus far [...]
What was that unidentified arboreal object? It was a bagworm: Warren acted on this one with lightning speed, earning all ten points. Additional points go to Invictacidal (2 pts) for guessing the tree, and to hongmei (1 pt), for adding the taxonomic authorship. Thus, the November Mysteries draw to a close. Nice work, everyone. Since [...]
A personal weblog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
Questions? Comments? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net
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