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A lovely Augochlora pura extends part of its tongue. A. pura is a member of the relatively short-tongued Halictidae family, uprettily known as the sweat bees. The small, solitary bee is one of the most common bees of forests and forest edges in the eastern United States, and a promiscuous attendant to many flower species. Collected by Phillip Moore in Polk County, Tennessee. Photograph by Phillip Moore. Photo courtesy of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab.
For bees (and flowers), tongue size matters
When it comes to bee tongues, length is proportional to the size of the bee, Read more
ESA Policy News July 11: Report urges US military to improve climate planning, House DOE, Interior spending bills advance
Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Policy Analyst Terence Houston. Read more
The importance of investing in the researchers of the future
In the most recent edition of the Ecologist Goes to Washington podcast, 2014 Graduate Student Read more
Parachuting In: Writing that Drops Readers into the Field of Ecology
“Facts don’t have the power to change someone’s story… your goal is to introduce a Read more
The whale pump.
Poo pump: whales as ecosystem engineers
The brown cloud bursts forth among the pod of sperm whales, dispersing a wealth of Read more
Prolific traveler. The red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) has journied from it's native lands on the North American Gulf Coast and Florida's panhandle to colonize warm fresh waters around the world -- often at the expense of local crustaceans and amphibians. Credit, National Park Service.
Tadpoles bulk up to meet the alien invaders
What happens when an invasive, carapaced, and clawed, alien predator arrives in your pond? Do Read more