zoology
grrlscientist | January 6, 2007
The internet connection was down for nearly 24 hours at the hotel, so I was unable to update you all on the talks I attended yesterday afternoon, which caused me to express much crankiness. Hopefully, I will be able to get that done sometime within the next 24 hours (i.e.; before I return to NYC). Today is the third day of the conference and I am getting tired and overwhelmed by the intense flood of presentations and posters, so now I am attending only presentations that focus explicitly on evolutionary biology or ornithology. Below the fold are the bird presentations that I attended;
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grrlscientist | January 6, 2007
Caterpillar of the Pandora Sphinx Moth Eumorpha pandorus,
strikes a defensive pose. Photographed along the Cataraqui Trail in eastern Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
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tags: caterpillar, entomology
grrlscientist | January 5, 2007
I spent my morning going to presentations in the Hormones, Brain and Behavior section, which is the area that I studied for my doctoral degree before I switched fields to evolution and phylogenetics. Some of the presentations I saw included;
Hau. Evidence from studies in temperate-zone male vertebrates has accumulated that the endocrine regulation of aggressive territorial behavior differs seasonally. During the breeding season a combination of androgenic and estrogenic mechanisms appear to regulate male aggressive behavior, while during the non-breeding season either only estrogenic or non…
grrlscientist | January 5, 2007
Prince Baskettail dragonfly, Epitheca princeps, resting in shady spot.
Image: Bev Wigney.
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tags: Prince Baskettail dragonfly, entomology
grrlscientist | January 4, 2007
A juvenile Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum,
photographed near Mississagagon Lake in eastern Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
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tags: Eastern Milk Snake,…
grrlscientist | January 3, 2007
Mystery moth species, Houston, Texas.
20 December 2006.
I use the zoom macro feature on the Finepix to take the photo from about three feet away since if I get close with the standard macro, I get lots of flash-back. I rarely get to photograph a moth with natural light. The wingspan on this lep was just under an inch. I have been observing moths in this breezeway in Houston for three years, and I still see species new to me.
Image: Biosparite.
Can you identify this species of moth, which was found in Houston, Texas?
Update: this species is Diaphania modialis.
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grrlscientist | January 2, 2007
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, fawn
found sleeping next to a hiking trail at Foley Mountain
near Westport, Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
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tags: deer fawn, biology
grrlscientist | December 31, 2006
Dogday Harvestfly cicada. Tibicen canicularis
Found along the K&P Trail near Snow Road Station in eastern Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
I love cicadas because they are so interesting and also because they remind me of Tokyo, Japan, where I first was introduced to them.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
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grrlscientist | December 30, 2006
Turritella perattenuata fossil, next to a nickel (for scale).
Caloosahatchee fm[1]., Brandtley quarry, near Highway 31, Florida.
This is a Caloosahatchee fossil, the remarkably elongate and now-extinct Turritella perattenuata. The Caloosahatchee is said to straddle the Plio-Pleistocene boundary, which, according to the Geological Society of America Geological Time Scale, occurs at 1.8 Myr. The Caloosahatchee fauna is tropical, but the Lower Pleistocene Bermont formation above it in the South Florida section shows temperate elements.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | December 29, 2006
Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens.
One does not ordinarily think of a soldier fly as a pollinator, but this one, with some green
camoflauge, was sipping from a Philadelphia fleabane last year at Anahuac NWR, Texas
on 2 April 2005.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | December 28, 2006
Eastern Dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus.
Photographed alive after briefly chilling in a refrigerator.
In her warmed-up state, she was more than a little intimidating.
Image: Bev Wigney.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
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grrlscientist | December 27, 2006
Northern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis,
at Mill Pond Conservation Area, near Portland, Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
I am receiving so many gorgeous nature pictures from you, amigos bonitos, and I am overwhelmed by the beauty of these images and the creatures and places depicted. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.
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tags: Northern Ribbon Snake,…
grrlscientist | December 26, 2006
Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus.
W. 11th St. Park Butterfly Garden, Houston, Texas.
28 October 2006
Image: Biosparite.
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tags: butterfly, Fiery Skipper, Lepidoptera, zoology
grrlscientist | December 23, 2006
Common Green Darner, Anax junius,
dragonfly in the Big Thicket of East Texas on a NABA field trip,
4 March 2004.
Image: Biosparite.
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tags: dragonfly, common green darner, insect, Odonata, zoology
grrlscientist | December 22, 2006
Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae incarnata.
A Gulf Fritillary basks in the sun in early afternoon at the West 11th St. Park in Houston on 12 November 2006. It was cool the previous Sunday with temperatures in the 60s, so this butterfly, an ectotherm, was warming its wing muscles in the sun as a response to the low temperature. This butterfly's host plant is native species of Passiflora. The park has lots of P. lutea growing within the open canopy and, therefore, has a large population of Gulf Fritillaries. P. lutea favors lower-light locations.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | December 21, 2006
Ingenuity
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I am receiving so many gorgeous pictures from you, dear readers, that I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the images and the creatures and places in them. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.
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tags: canary, Ingenuity, bird
grrlscientist | December 20, 2006
Male Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis.
Image: Bev Wigney.
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tags: birds, Northern cardinal, Aves, Ornithology, zoology
grrlscientist | December 19, 2006
Merganser family hitching a ride.
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tags: duck, merganser, aves, ornithology, zoology
grrlscientist | December 18, 2006
Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor.
Brazos Bend State Park SW of Houston, Texas, 24 May 2003.
Image: Biosparite.
This is another "Get Welll Soon" nature picture from one of my readers that I am sharing with all of you!
I am receiving so many gorgeous pictures from you, dear readers, that I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the images and the creatures and places in them. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be…
grrlscientist | December 16, 2006
Ashy clubtail dragonfly, Gomphus lividus,
Lance Rosier Unit in the Big Thicket around 50 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico in Eastern Texas,
20 March 2004.
Image: Biosparite.
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tags: dragonfly, ashy clubtail…