Suddenly field season!

In just a few hours I’ll be aboard a plane heading to Europe and I feel like I’m only now getting my head around this field season. This semester has been a blur of manuscript writing, committee meeting stressing, research planning, and dissertation drafting. To add to the mix, I’m moving to Boston next year … More Suddenly field season!

Snapshot into the past

The Yale Preserve is an oft-overlooked patch of forest not 20 minutes down the road from campus. Nestled between the Yale New Haven golf course and an interstate, it’s a somewhat unlikely place to go seeking fresh air and wildlife. Nonetheless, it’s one of my favorite places in Connecticut to walk and find snakes, frogs, … More Snapshot into the past

Channeling Harper

Good news: another manuscript was accepted last week! This one was a joint effort with Os and two other students in the lab. We’ll be writing a full post here and on the Schmitz lab blog, but I’ve a feeling it’s not going to happen until after the holidays – the paper is over 50 pages … More Channeling Harper

Macro Salamandering

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the lack of updates lately! Things have been busy! Two papers were accepted last week, another was submitted the week before, and if all goes according to plan two more should be in review before the new year. Egads! Still, I’ve been taking some pictures lately and thought I’d share. I’ve … More Macro Salamandering

The Quiz Answered!

Alright, if you haven’t already taken the quiz, check out the previous post from Kat and see if you can guess the answers. Here are a few pictures from Kat to distract you so you don’t see the answers ahead of time! And now for the answers! Were you able to recognize any of these … More The Quiz Answered!

Pop Quiz: Insect ID

Kat’s first post was so popular here’s a quiz she wrote for you all on insect identification: Sometimes I find crazy, exciting stuff when looking through P. erhardii stomach contents (see the bottlebrush tick and pseudoscorpion from the last post!). More often than not, however, I find myself looking at variations on a theme: clusters of … More Pop Quiz: Insect ID