Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
While exploring a wasp’s finer details under extreme magnification I stumbled across some rather mysterious structures: What are they? To earn points in tonight’s challenge, be the first person to pick: The name of the objects (5 points). The type of insect usually associated with these (2 pts; hint: not a wasp!). The physiological function (3 [...]
The following is a guest post by Rob Dunn, with photos by his graduate school office mate Piotr Naskrecki, AKA Piotr the Great. This post is also cross-posted at the new and improved yourwildlife.org, the hub for the Dunn Lab and collaborators’ citizen science program. I have to be quiet so they don’t hear me. [...]
A personal blog 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.
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