Making a Kick Net by Hand
Kick nets are great tools for collecting insects in streams. They consist of a rectangular sheet of netting that’s supported on either side with poles. They typically require two people to operate,...
View ArticleDewy (Well-Nigh Wordless Wednesday)
I love a foggy, wet fall morning. If you’re in the right kind of place, the dew will helps you see hundreds and hundreds of these: Dewy mornings are a great reminder of just how very many spiders...
View ArticleLate Season Pollinators 2016
We’ve had a few cool days in Raleigh so far this fall, but it’s been quite warm overall. This means that a lot of insects have been out later than usual, in some cases quite a bit later than usual. A...
View ArticleBest of 2016
Hello everyone! Hope you all enjoyed whatever holidays you celebrate – if any – over the last few months and are looking forward to 2017! As I’ve done every year for several years now, I recently...
View ArticleSwarm Report: 1/1/2017 – 5/19/17
I am so very behind on getting data from the Dragonfly Swarm Project shared here, but I wanted to get the data from this year so far up! Here’s what I’ve gotten since the beginning of 2017: USA: Palm...
View ArticleInsect and Spider Paper Snowflakes
Hello everyone! I have not posted anything here for ages, but I wanted to share something online and this seemed like a good place to do it! Like everyone else, I have been doing a lot of virtual...
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