http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com Thu, 09 May 2013 03:09:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/8d6b8dee566cb4ef4a0c5c243d4583de?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/814/ http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/814/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 03:08:56 +0000 taroeldredge http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/?p=814 Continue reading →]]> http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/814/feed/ 0 taroeldredge Baeocera larvae weave in and out the hymenial surface of polypore fungi. http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/soil-washing-and-mayetia/ http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/soil-washing-and-mayetia/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:27:52 +0000 taroeldredge http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/?p=807 Continue reading →]]> http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/soil-washing-and-mayetia/feed/ 2 taroeldredge Wash'n some soil. A bundle of organic stuff. The samples can be stored like this for about a week. So you can transport them back from the field if you're far from home. Berlese! Mayetia peasei are easily packed into a 1 cm square. http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/801/ http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/801/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:03:53 +0000 taroeldredge http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/?p=801 Continue reading →]]> http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/801/feed/ 2 taroeldredge Microdon checks out an ant nest entrance. http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/and-some-more-myrmecophiles-from-sat/ http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/and-some-more-myrmecophiles-from-sat/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:33:14 +0000 taroeldredge http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/?p=793 Continue reading →]]> http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/and-some-more-myrmecophiles-from-sat/feed/ 0 taroeldredge Reproductives patiently wait for the right moment. I kept them alive. We'll have wait and see what the adults look like. An immature female, you can see her still-developing ovipositor. There is some evidence to suggest that individuals develop according to the size of their hosts. Therefore, some species are known to demonstrate extreme size polymorphism. Could this really be the reason behind these observations? http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/first-termitophile-of-2013/ http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/first-termitophile-of-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:28:19 +0000 taroeldredge http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/?p=783 Continue reading →]]> http://staphylinidae.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/first-termitophile-of-2013/feed/ 0 taroeldredge Philotermes sp. in typical abdomen-over-body look. A worker termite checks out Philotermes. Philotermes_sp_KTE-13-012_blog3c Philotermes_sp_KTE-13-012_blog3b Philotermes_sp_KTE-13-012_blog3a