So the doors are… almost closed on bug season. Is anyone else experiencing a growing dread of the emptier trails ahead? Any advice for a seasonal withdrawal first-timer?

Look up any school microscope, cheap even when new.

[image] becksnyc: “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” —Percy Bysshe Shelley Well, I suppose that’s better than Charlie Brown’s outlook: [See the source image]

@marina_gorbunova ’s has a similar topic for a bioblitz during this time of year. Maybe something that interests you will come up. November bioblitz ideas

[image] becksnyc: “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” Yes, it can. (Not where I live, though. This is part of why I live where I live.)

Winter in UK is a good time to find under-recorded insects. Things will be out there basking on a sunny winter day, even basking on snow, and some will be winter specialists that get missed by the warm weather entomologists. One of the British experts on beetles, Mark Telfer, did an analysis of his …

Oh hey, that’s cool. So based on this tip, I did a search of beetles in the Arthropods on Snow project, and while it’s not a frequently observed taxon, there are certainly a lot more species than I expected: 82 so far! Within those 82, a surprising number of them (24) are Staphylinidae , same as my s…

I stopped by the museum where that journal was held, and they were kind enough to let me copy it. It is very long, so I put it in my journal. https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/neylon/71347-a-winter-walk This guy seems like he would be a fun guy to hit the field with.

[image] anhingas: Winter no longer exists in central Florida One of the coldest winters I ever spent was in north Florida during a freak cold spell in the 1980s. Poorly insulated house. The locals were pretty miserable but only lasted maybe a week. It was a weird introduction to the state …

Preparing for... the winter. (Sigh)

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In between come to IDentiFridays (we need all hands on deck please)

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