Author Archives: Ted C. MacRae

About Ted C. MacRae

Ted C. MacRae is a research entomologist by vocation and beetle taxonomist by avocation. Areas of expertise in the latter include worldwide jewel beetles (Buprestidae) and North American longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). More recent work has focused on North American tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and their distribution, ecology, and conservation.

Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle – range map

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Those of you on RSS feed might be interested in revisiting my previous post, Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle on ARKive.  I’ve added a Google screen shot to the post that shows a visual perspective of the entire range of … Continue reading →

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Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle on ARKive

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

I’ve been meaning to write about ARKive for awhile now. ARKive is a unique collection of videos, images and fact-files assembled from among the world’s very best wildlife videographers and photographers in an attempt to create a centralized digital library … Continue reading →

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Myths about why Lake Tahoe does not freeze

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

In my recent post, Born of glaciers, I touched on the formation of Lake Tahoe and discussed the glacial origins of Emerald Bay and nearby Fallen Leaf and Donner Lakes.  At the end of that post, I listed some interesting facts … Continue reading →

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Trees of Lake Tahoe – The “Other” Conifers

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

The inviting openness of the Sierra woods is one of their most distinguishing characteristics. The trees of all the species stand more or less apart in groves, or in small, irregular groups, enabling one to find a way nearly everywhere, … Continue reading →

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Winter botany quiz #4

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Back to botany mode¹, and in that vein there are a couple of botanically-oriented carnivals with new issues just out.  The first is Berry Go Round #15 at Mary Farmer’s A Neotropical Savanna. An expert botanist herself, Mary presents a … Continue reading →

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Tiger Beetle Safari

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

In looking back at my posts over the past few weeks, I realized that it has been far too long since I’ve actually talked about beetles.  Perhaps “Petals In The Bush” would be a better name for this blog!  I … Continue reading →

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Trees of Lake Tahoe – The Pines

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

The coniferous forest of the Sierra are the grandest and most beautiful in the world, and grow in a delightful climate on the most interesting and accessible of mountain-ranges…–John Muir, The Mountains of California (1894) During the early 1990’s while … Continue reading →

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Winter botany quiz #3

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

I won’t be coy about the location of these trees, all of which were photographed within the Lake Tahoe Basin during my recent trip. A further clue: I have already alluded to these species in a previous post. Once again, … Continue reading →

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