The first spring trip to Sawhill
Not surprisingly, almost the first place I manage to get out to once the weather shifts–although this year we’ve almost skipped straight into summer–is Sawhill and Walden Ponds in Boulder. […]
Green Claybank Tiger Beetle (Cicindela denverensis), first of the season
I have no real excuse for not updating all winter other than laziness, but spring has finally (sort of) arrived. The last month or so in Colorado has been a […]
Insect Collecting: What I’ve Learned
A big part of what’s been eating all my time outside of work the last few months has been pinning, labeling, and identifying my insect collection for the entomology class […]
The Paleontological Gulf
Today’s post is something a little different. Normally I avoid weighing in publicly on the business of doing science; I just have a Master’s in Museum Studies, and not a […]
Aquatic insects are the best insects
Let’s just call this Aquatic Insect Month, since I still haven’t gotten back to the Iceland posts. This morning I spent a few hours in lab identifying the aquatic insects […]
Giant Water Bug (Family Belostomatidae)
Sharing the tank at the Butterfly Pavilion with the Sunburst Diving Beetles were a pair of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae). Belostomatids are the largest of the true bugs, and […]
Sunburst Diving Beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus)
This last month has been very busy for me (partly due to my awesome entomology class), so here’s a quick interlude before I return to the Iceland photos. Today I […]
