The 1st chapter of my PhD thesis was published today in the Journal of Chemical Ecology! We identify the trail pheromone in carpenter ants (C. modoc), and find it also attracts them over distance, showing an uncommon dual function of the pheromone! https://t.co/OHqazZJElt
This weeks lab has a difficult feature to recognize, but thankfully @Myrmecos made a handy post that will help locate the pronotal lobe!
https://t.co/ezpuWy0Jja
Before & after.
Now I set them aside so the wings may dry in place.
Normally, I do this for specimens I plan to add to the scientific collection...
These, however, are going on my wedding cake in two weeks!🦋
An important character for lacewings are the costal cross veins! If they are forked, you have Hemerobiidae, and if they are simple, you have Chrysopidae. Only look at the costal cross veins- there are plenty of forked veins elsewhere.