Tag Archives: entomology

Fly got eye!

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

While walking the grounds of my company’s experiment station in Fontezuela, Argentina, I encountered a massive European elm (Ulmus laevis)—its trunk enveloped by an unidentified woody vine with large, ball-clusters of small, green flowers. Despite their inconspicuous appearance, the flowers … Continue reading →

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I fear no weevil…

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

…especially when they are as colorful as these! I found this mating pair ~60 km south of Corrientes, Argentina feeding on flowers of what I presume to be the goldenrod species Solidago chilensis (family Asteraceae). Here, as in North America, goldenrod blooms … Continue reading →

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Bicho palito, or “My longest post ever!”

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

The last day of my vacation week in Corrientes, Argentina got off to a bad start—heavy rain moved in during the morning, and I feared my last chance at looking for insects was about to be washed away. The weather radar, … Continue reading →

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The Ups and Downs of Bug Collecting

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Recently The Geek In Question  posted an awesome graph to help visualize the stages of euphoria and despair she experiences while going through the manuscript process. Fellow grad students David Winter (The Atavism) and Morgan Jackson (Biodiversity in Focus) each took … Continue reading →

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Pseudomyrmex in Corrientes, Argentina

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

Early April is early autumn in northeastern Argentina, but seasons just south of the Tropic of Capricorn bear little resemblance to the well-defined spring, summer, fall and winter that we are accustomed to in eastern North America. Early fall here is … Continue reading →

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The backwards firefly

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

The beetle in these photos was another “gift” from my colleagues in Fontezuela, Argentina—brought to me shortly after I found the first gift on my desk during my first week at the station. This is obviously a firefly, but I … Continue reading →

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Seeing the unseen

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

While trying to nab a cicada from the small trees planted on the grounds at our experiment station here in Fontezuela, Argentina, I happened to notice a bit of movement on one of the branches nearest to me (while the … Continue reading →

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A tortoise beetle gift

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Ted C. MacRae

A few days after returning from travel through northern Argentina, I found a jar on my desk with this beetle in it. One of my colleagues has seen it in the field while I was away and figured I would be interested … Continue reading →

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