Martha's Vineyard Atlas of Life
MAPS is for the birds in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
We arrive before dawn to set up our temporary banding station each day that we operate the MAPS station in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. At the heart of our […] ...
Observing Nature When Life Gets Busy
As life gets busy in the summer, it’s hard to fit all one’s activities in, especially during the confines of a weekend. I always try my best not to be […] ...
Shedding Light on Moths
Jul 25
A vastly diverse and ecologically vital group of insects, the moths (most of the members in the order Lepidoptera) have also emerged as one of the most popular subjects for […] ...
Sky Pirates!
Jun 21
There is virtually no end to the list of strange life histories insects have evolved. I came across a good example as I tended a moth sheet (a white sheet […] ...
Think Like a Fly
Jun 15
To be successful at hunting or fishing, the saying goes, you need to learn to think like your prey. The same is true of insect study: by learning to imagine […] ...
Deer Bot Fly
Flies - the order Diptera - are an incredibly diverse group, and they've evolved an astonishing array of bizarre life histories. I recently encountered an example of one of the […] ...
A Vineyard Treasure: Walsh’s Anthophora
Friday, May 20, is both Endangered Species Day and World Bee Day. What could be a more appropriate topic for that dual celebration than an endangered bee? Walsh's Anthophora (Anthophora […] ...
Stiletto flies
Jun 21
Perhaps because of their elongated shape, members of the fly family Therevidae have acquired the common name "stiletto flies." This is a smallish fly family, widespread but said to be […] ...
New Arrival
Human travel and commerce have completely rewritten the book on wildlife distribution. Deliberately or by accident, humans have transported many thousands of species from their native ranges to new regions […] ...
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