In the realm of fleeting natural beauty, few phenomena rival the captivating emergence of mayflies. These delicate insects, belonging to the order Ephemeroptera, hold a unique place in the annals of natural history.
In 2015, I taught a class called Discovering Insect Species at Oregon State University. The eleven of us (nine students, a graduate teaching assistant, and me) formed a research team studying the diversity of ground beetles of the genus Bembidion.
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Peter Pearsall The natural world is full of deception. Choose almost any realm in nature and one will find organisms putting precious time and energy
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall We Americans consider very few insect species “iconic”—that is, cherished, beloved, recognized by millions across the country. We much prefer to lavish attention
Written by Alexa Martinez/ Photos by Dan Streiffert Each year the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service conduct the Migratory Bird Parts Collection Survey, often referred to as the Wing Survey
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