Category Archives: Insecta

Insects – Collembola, Protura, Diplura, Archaeognatha, Thysanura & Pterygota (winged insects).

9th Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip: Day 3.2

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

My plan to retrieve beetle-infested wood in Oklahoma’s Glass Mountains has morphed from a quick stop to an all-morning affair, and by the time I loaded up the bundles it was well past noon. Fortunately, my next planned stop—Alabaster Caverns State … Continue reading →

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9th Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip: Day 3.1

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

I’d had a very enjoyable 2nd day on this year’s fall tiger beetle trip, but I couldn’t say it had been particularly successful. My primary reason for coming to the Glass Mountains in northwestern Oklahoma was to confirm a hunch … Continue reading →

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9th Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip: Day 2

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

I didn’t mind my late start to the 9th Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip—my first stop on Day 1 was only ~30 miles south of St. Louis, so I would get in a good chunk of collecting on the day … Continue reading →

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9th Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip: Day 1

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Once again, I have embarked upon my Annual Fall Tiger Beetle Trip, this being the ninth consecutive year that I have done such a trip. Unlike previous editions, however, the quarry on Day 1 (Sept. 15) was not a tiger … Continue reading →

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A classic fall ‘bycid

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In eastern North America, autumn is the beginning of the end for most insect groups. Preparations for winter are either complete or well underway—eggs have been laid, nests have been provisioned, and larvae (hopefully) have eaten well enough to endure … Continue reading →

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The very dirty tiger

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In my post Very wary tigers!, I lamented my inability to photograph one of our state’s less commonly encountered tiger beetles, Ellipsoptera cuprascens (Coppery Tiger Beetle), on an open Mississippi River beach under a blazing sun. There are solutions to such problems, however, … Continue reading →

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Life at 8X—Guide to lepidopteran eggs on soybean

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Most of you are aware of my passion for beetles, but in reality that is just my evenings-and-weekends gig. By day, I am an agricultural entomologist conducting research on insect pests of soybean. I’m not sure how many latent soybean entomologists … Continue reading →

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Unexpected visitors

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

In late July I began blacklighting on a weekly basis at different locations along the Mississippi River in an effort to gain more detailed information on the distribution of certain tiger beetles along that great watercourse. While attraction of tiger beetles to ultraviolet … Continue reading →

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