Field Frame Friday: The odd damselfly out
When I first explain to kids at summer camp that damselflies exist and are different from dragonflies, I typically just tell them that dragonflies perch with their wings spread apart, while...
View ArticleCreature Feature: Haggis
In the great rolling hills of the Scottish Highlands, there lives a wee creature so rare that ye might think ‘tis just a tall tale. Nestled in the heather and a-rambling its way across the moors on...
View ArticleField Frame Friday: Ants know how to take a taxi!
The black cocoa ant (Dolichoderus thoracicus) is one of Southeast Asia’s most common and widely recognized arboreal ant species. Recently, they have also attracted attention as an invasive species in...
View ArticleField Notes: The Music of Mono Lake
I remember getting the acceptance email, offering me a position as a research assistant, on a late January night. It was the type of silence in the house you only achieve when the world is...
View ArticleNewsroom: Moving Day Mayhem: How adult-brood ratios shape ant relocation...
Imagine you’re moving to a new house, and not only must you pack up all your belongings but also carry your children safely to the new home. Sounds stressful? For the Indian ant Diacamma indicum, this...
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