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Brazil Bugs #8 – Desafio de identificação #4

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

It’s time for a new ID Challenge, this one from my recent trip to Brazil.  I don’t expect this to be a terribly difficult challenge, so whoever wins is going to do so by gaining bonus points for providing detail about … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #3

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

A straight-up identification challenge – see ID Challenge #2 for a detailed explanation of the rules: Photograph taken June 27, 2010 in northwestern Missouri.  Good luck! Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2011

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ID Challenge #2

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Here is another straight-up ID Challenge. Standard rules apply: Points awarded for correctly naming the order, family, genus, and species (2 pts each). Bonus points may be given (at my discretion) for providing additional relevant information (e.g., diagnostic characters, biological/ecological uniquities, clever jokes, etc.).¹ … Continue reading →

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North America’s largest stag beetle

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

  Here is the full-sized photo that provided the image for yesterday’s Super Crop Challenge #3.  The insect in the photo is, of course, a fine example of a male Lucanus elaphus – the giant stag beetle (family Lucanidae).  This … Continue reading →

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Super Crop Challenge #3

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

There are lots of points up for grabs with this one, what with several body parts to name as well as the organism to which they belong needing to be identified.  Rules and points will be awarded roughly as outlined in … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #1

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Okay, this isn’t really the first ID challenge I’ve had on this site, but the first in a series that is formally named such.  I’ll be offering these up occasionally to fill the void left by the suspension of Alex’s … Continue reading →

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Super Crop Challenge #2

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Super Crop Challenge #1 appeared not to be too difficult – let’s see if this one is any harder. This is a straight up ID challenge, more points for greater specificity. To narrow things down a bit, the photograph from which this portion … Continue reading →

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Answer to Super Crop Challenge #1

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

Seemingly correct answers came quickly to yesterday’s inaugural Super Crop Challenge, which featured a curious structure atop a harvestman (class Arachnida, order Opiliones) that I encountered while hiking the lower North Fork Section of the Ozark Trail in extreme southern Missouri. “Seemingly” … Continue reading →

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