https://www.scienceblogs.com/ en https://www.scienceblogs.com/myrmecos/2008/07/18/friday-beetle-blogging-apatides-fortis <span>Friday Beetle Blogging: Apatides fortis</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-668" src="http://myrmecos.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bostrichid3.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em>Apatides fortis </em>(Bostrichidae), the Horned Powder-Post Beetle</strong></p> <p>Tucson, Arizona</p> <p style="text-align:left;">These robust wood-boring beetles have been common at my blacklight in early monsoon season. Good thing, too.  We collected a few for the <a href="http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/ATOL/">Beetle Tree of Life</a> study, and they've been one of the easier beetles to produce DNA sequence for our project.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:xx-small;">photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon 20D</span></p> <p>ISO 100, f/14, 1/250 sec</p> <p>indirect strobe in a white box</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/awild" lang="" about="/author/awild" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">awild</a></span> <span>Fri, 07/18/2008 - 05:09</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/beetles" hreflang="en">Beetles</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/insect-links" hreflang="en">Insect Links</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/photography-links" hreflang="en">Photography Links</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/bostrichidae" hreflang="en">Bostrichidae</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/coleoptera" hreflang="en">Coleoptera</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/beetles" hreflang="en">Beetles</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2413526" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1216380983"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>that's a great shot of its head. we posted some beetle shots last night of the longhorned cactus guy.</p> <p>love your friday beetle blogging. </p> <p>if you get a second, please ...check out my beetles. they were quite noisy last night.</p> <p><a href="http://starcraving.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/long-horned-cactus-beetles-snacking/">http://starcraving.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/long-horned-cactus-beetles-…</a></p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2413526&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="VUxrk9m2WgP_bx64KVEjSrilUfyhdVaBQJ3-VfobB9I"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://starcraving.wordpress.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">goodbear (not verified)</a> on 18 Jul 2008 <a href="https://www.scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32599/feed#comment-2413526">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2413527" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1311872917"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>was just wondering if this beetle, Apatides fortis, would also be found in Souther Cali.? As I think I had one in my house.<br /> Thanks</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2413527&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="tzhRW7BXY1YtI8UJAcAL2haokHhdpcQo7nho9lgNrPY"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">john (not verified)</span> on 28 Jul 2011 <a href="https://www.scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32599/feed#comment-2413527">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2413528" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1311873020"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Would this beetle, Apatides fortis, also be found in Southern Cali?<br /> Thanks</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2413528&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="qSPwnRUJoqXFT91JYGvtmZgtmRbKKIzd-WtpsqBUT-s"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">john (not verified)</span> on 28 Jul 2011 <a href="https://www.scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32599/feed#comment-2413528">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/myrmecos/2008/07/18/friday-beetle-blogging-apatides-fortis%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:09:11 +0000 awild 131145 at https://www.scienceblogs.com