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Habitat Partitionining in Tiger Beetles

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Ted C. MacRae

The latest issue of CICINDELA (December 2009, vol. 41, no. 4) contains an interesting paper by David A. Melius titled, “Post-monsoonal Cicindela of the Laguna del Perro region of New Mexico.” This paper continues a theme that I have touched … Continue reading →

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BitB Best of 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

In my first post of 2009, I looked back at the photographs I had posted during 2008 and picked some of my personal favorites. I hesitated then to call myself a photographer (and still do), but I at least now … Continue reading →

Posted in Apidae, Arachnida, Asilidae, Cicadidae, Cicindelidae, Coleoptera, Conopidae, Diapheromeridae, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Phasmida, Reptilia, Scorpiones | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Tiger Beetles at Florida’s “Road to Nowhere”

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

(continued from the previous post, Tiger Beetles Agree—It’s Hot in Florida!) During the time that I explored the pine sandhill habitat at Withlacoochee State Forest in Citrus County, I kept close watch for any individuals amongst the dozens and dozens … Continue reading →

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Tiger Beetles Agree—It’s Hot in Florida!

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Florida is known for its rich assemblage of tiger beetles—27 species in all, including four endemics (Choate 2003).  However, late summer is generally considered not the best time of year for seeing this diversity, since adult populations of most species … Continue reading →

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Do You Have “An Inordinate Fondness”?

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Last week I mentioned that I had been thinking about starting a blog carnival devoted exclusively to beetles.  Actually, I’ve been thinking about it for some time now, but following up on the idea apparently needed a catalyst.  That catalyst … Continue reading →

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Creepy Crawly Spiders

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Today’s post is another in a series of occasional guest essays by 10-year old Madison MacRae.  Madison is certainly the budding naturalist in our family, having accompanied me on recent collecting trips to the sand prairies of southeast Missouri and … Continue reading →

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Great Plains Ladies’-tresses

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

First things first—everyone who participated in the quiz in the previous post correctly identified the orchid flower in the photo as belonging to the genus Spiranthes, and a few were on the right track with their species suggestion of S. … Continue reading →

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Friday Flower: Yes, it’s an orchid…

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

…but what kind? Identifying the genus should be relatively easy, but I suspect a species identification will be more of a challenge.  I’ll provide a little information and even a couple of literature sources that might be useful for achieving a … Continue reading →

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