and how the representation of those families varies across the map 2/n
Amazing the sheer feeling of insect abundance from a few loud cicadas!
We also talk about the importance of volunteer-collected herbivory scores
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and point to some intriguing patterns we're just starting to dig into!
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Some terrific moths coming to our automated Mothbox at the NC Botanical Garden last week
including the large yellow Io Moth at the bottom!
#MothMonitoring2.0
Check out our June newsletter where we discuss the most common beetle families found on branch surveys...1/n
Cute little (3 mm) slug caterpillar today on a buckeye leaf.
Gotta look closely to appreciate all the tiny ornate spines!
Amidst all the tiny 🐛🐛 inside leaf rolls and leaf ties, two nice big ones stood out today at #PrairieRidgeEcostation
Hypsoropha hormos, small necklace moth and
Parallelia bistriaris, maple looper
#CitizenScience #phenology #insectmonitoring
Awesome #spiders at our @caterpillarscount.bsky.social field site in the Western Ghats, India!!!
Listen to the #Cicadas too!
#arthropods #birdsCOMPASS #india #coffeeplantation #bamboo #monsoon @bhrc.bsky.social
