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Just hanging out…
Tenodera aridifolia, Arizona. photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, indirect strobe in a white box
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Friday Beetle Blogging: Leconte’s Jewel Scarab
Chrysina lecontei, Arizona. Jewel scarabs emerge during Arizona’s summer monsoon, and collectors from around the world descend on the region with their blacklights and mercury vapor lamps to attract...
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Filming Ants in Arizona
Swooping from the top of a saguaro down to the desert floor: Howard Bourne swings the crane while Martin Dohrn drives the camera. Tucson Mountain Park. What was I doing in Arizona last month? Thanks...
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A battle for the desert
Pogonomyrmex maricopa (at left) tussles with an Aphaenogaster albisetosa at the Aphaenogaster nest entrance. While in Arizona, I chanced upon a set of ant fights that I’d observed several times...
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Friday Beetle Blogging: Trox Hide Beetle
Trox - Hide Beetle - Arizona, USA Scarab’s shrewd cousin, Elytra warty like hide. Must be Trogidae! Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D ISO 100, f/16, 1/250 sec, indirect...
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Friday Beetle Blogging: Dynastes granti, the Western Hercules Beetle
A male western hercules beetle, Arizona. Meet Dynastes granti. This behemouth of an insect is North America’s heaviest scarab beetle, found in the mountains of the American southwest where adults feed...
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Ladybird in the sun
Hippodamia sp. Ladybird beetle Tucson, Arizona Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D ISO 100, f4.5, 1/320 sec, ambient light
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Sonoran Sunset
Friday evening, the sun sets over Tucson, Arizona: Click on the image for a larger version.
View ArticleI can tell when palo verde beetle season arrives in Arizona…
…because new comments pile up on a three year old blog post. We’re nearly at 100 comments, including some real gems: These things are tough! You can step on them with all your weight and it will only...
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Ant Course 2011
Chiricahua mountains, Arizona So, the Arizona Ant Course wrapped up this weekend. I didn’t attend this year, but I know some Myrmecos readers made the trip. How was it? What were the highlights of Ant...
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