Category Archives: [No taxon]

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Future Entomologist

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

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Critters, and berries, and trees! (Oh, my!)

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Several of my favorite blog carnivals have posted new issues this week – should make for some good reading over the weekend. If you’ve not yet had the chance to explore these carnivals, they are a nice way to find … Continue reading →

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Do you know what I’m doing?

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

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May Beetles and Herps

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Issue #4 of An Inordinate Fondness is up at xenogere, and once again Jason Hogle has unleashed his natural talent as a blog carnival host in fine form.  Join Jason on a meandering road trip across the continent and back, … Continue reading →

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BitB Gets a Facelift

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

How do you like the new look? This is the just-released Enterprise theme from StudioPress.  Truth be told, I’ve been looking for a new theme for a while now to replace the MistyLook theme that I adopted when I first … Continue reading →

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Beetle Collecting 101: Dress for Success

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

For most of the nearly 3 decades that I’ve been collecting insects, beetles have been my primary interest – first longhorned beetles, then jewel beetles, and now more recently tiger beetles (each taxon an addition, not a replacement!). During that … Continue reading →

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CotS #50 – the Mantis Shrimp Edition

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Circus of the Spineless turns 50 (issues) this month, and this special edition is hosted by Mike Bok at Arthropoda.  This is Mike’s first blog carnival hosting gig, but there is nothing rookie about his presentation – the 19 submissions … Continue reading →

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Taum Sauk Mountain – Missouri’s High Point

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Although spring is now well underway in the middlin’ latitudes of Missouri, it was only a few short weeks ago that winter was still with us.  For my last winter hike of the season, I returned to perhaps my favorite … Continue reading →

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