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Species Diversity and Distribution Patterns of the Ants of Amazonian Ecuador 5 Oct 2010 | 05:12 am
So, if you've ever wondered what it is I have been doing for the past 10 years, a big chunk of it was just published in PLoS ONE. You can read the whole article here. Species Diversity and Distribut...
CNN report on Yasuni 4 Jun 2010 | 12:29 pm
CNN aired a report on Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador, where I did my doctoral research. It includes an interview with my favorite director of Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Kelly Swing. You can...
Tiputini Termites 11 Feb 2010 | 12:44 pm
Along with all those billions of ants I collected from Tiputini Biodiversity Station, I also collected some termites. Why? To see if there was a correlation between ant diversity and termite diversi...
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation 8 Dec 2009 | 11:29 am
Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller, illustrated by Nicolle Rager Fuller I admit that I have not seen this book in person yet but it is illustrated by my...
Impact of Flooding on the Species Richness, Density and Composition of Amazonian Litter-Nesting Ants 8 Dec 2009 | 11:14 am
Better late than never: Impact of Flooding on the Species Richness, Density and Composition of Amazonian Litter-Nesting Ants Authors: Mertl, Amy L.; Ryder Wilkie, Kari T.; Traniello, James F. A. Sou...
GigaPan ant 9 Jul 2009 | 04:33 pm
I'm not totally clear on what GigaPan is, but check out this awesome panorama photo of Eutetramorium mocquerysi from Madagascar.
a few links to tide you over... 17 Jun 2009 | 09:05 am
Not exactly Rocket Science has a very interesting post entitled How research saved the Large Blue Butterfly. Hint: first they had to save some ants. Bug Girl's Blog comments on Pseudonyms and anonymi...
Insects In Flagrante 4 Jun 2009 | 04:57 am
More insect sex here. And, while we're on the subject of animal sex, Isabella Roselini's Green Porno is now in its second season! If you haven't experienced this, you must do so now. Go. Now. Watch t...
Colony as Art 2 Jun 2009 | 11:04 am
There is a new ant exhibit at the Smithsonian, which features, among other things, Walter Tschinkel's lovely casts of ant colonies. Which reminded me of a recent post on BoingBoing featuring Hilary Be...
Multiple Choice question 23 May 2009 | 07:37 am
Which of the following headlines are real (real as in they are the titles of serious news stories) Ants have magnets in their antennae Ants Demand 23.9-Hour Workday Brain-Controlling Flies to Trium...
