Category Archives: [No taxon]

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‘Beetles in the Bush’ has it’s own domain!

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Ted C. MacRae

I have a new post almost ready (about tiny little botanists!), but I wanted to let everybody know that this site—’Beetles in the Bush’—now has it’s own domain: http://beetlesinthebush.com No need to add “.wordpress” anymore. Update your links (but old … Continue reading →

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Insect Identifications and Etiquette

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Ted C. MacRae

I’ve been a student of insects for most of my life, and of the many aspects of entomology that interest me, field collecting and identification remain the most enjoyable. My interest in beetles first began to gel during my days at … Continue reading →

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One million hits!

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Ted C. MacRae

I knew it was coming, and yesterday it happened. I was really hoping to see hit number 1,000,000 appear on the small ‘Blog Stats’ item at the bottom of the right sidebar, but I just missed it due to a small traffic … Continue reading →

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Virtual Mantle 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ted C. MacRae

As our lives become more digitized, the relatively new tradition of sending holiday “e-greetings” continues to grow. I for one embrace this tradition, as it doesn’t really replace the old tradition of sending actual cards but rather expands the scope of … Continue reading →

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Missouri Master Naturalists Seminar

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Ted C. MacRae

Earlier this week I had the privilege of speaking to the Confluence Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalist Program, the members of which are all graduates of the Missouri Master Naturalist Program. This community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program, sponsored by the … Continue reading →

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First-ever BitB “Reader’s Poll”

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Ted C. MacRae

For seven years now I’ve been conducting this experiment called Beetles in the Bush. In that time I’ve written nearly 1,000 posts (with the help of a few guest authors), posted nearly 3,000 images, contributed or entertained over 10,000 comments, and watched the site creep ever closer to … Continue reading →

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Super Crop Challenge #16

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Ted C. MacRae

Can you identify the structures in the photo above (2 pts), their significance (2 pts), and the organism to which it belongs (order, family, genus, and species—2 pts each)? Comments will be held in moderation so everybody has a chance to participate, but there … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #23

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Ted C. MacRae

This is a straight up identification challenge. Can you identify the order (duh!), family, genus, and species? Total body length of the subject is ~20 mm. Answers revealed in a couple of days or so, with comments moderated until that … Continue reading →

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