Behind the Science: Sorting out the murky affair between scale insects, ants,...
This week I followed researcher Elsa Youngsteadt and her undergrad assistant Danielle Schmidt, members of Steve Frank's lab in the NC State Entomology Department, into the field. When I arrived at...
View ArticleMapping the ants of the world
Several years ago, Benoit Guénard decided that he was interested in knowing where one kind of ant could be found. Another ant biologist asked. Benoit didn’t know. The other ant biologist didn’t know....
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Your Wild Life!
Want a chance to win a custom Your Wild Life 2014 ornament? We've got a little holiday cheer to share in the form of handmade wooden ornaments inspired by the Arthropods of Our Homes project and the...
View ArticleWhy We #CitSci
Your Wild Life is relocating to the West Coast this week to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Citizen Science Association in San Jose, California. We’re looking forward to two FUN-FILLED days...
View ArticleOn Joining the Lab (Boat)
Some people go from early life to death focused on one mystery. This approach, I am told, can be very satisfying. One of my mentors, Carl Rettenmeyer, spent fifty years studying the animals that live...
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