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It is once again time for me to start reminding everyone about the great Ants of the Southwest field course. The dates for the 2014 Ants of the Southwest class at the Southwest Research Station in Portal Arizona have been posted to the website so it is once again time to get bombarded with pleas fro...

Looks good but a resize on those pics would be nice.

No, color does not matter, they are as variable as "domestic" bees with regard to color. Even behavior is not always a sure fire way to tell as there are times that domestic bees will attack almost as aggressively as the African strain will. The domestics however will tend not too follow a...

This was originally sent to me due to my entomological interests but it totally is something that will potentially effect us and we should be aware of it. I know there is some trepidation about signing these online petitions and I have my own as well but I think this is a serious enough issue that i...

Bull frogs are bad because they eat everything that will fit in their mouths. They are a horribly destructive invasive species.

Even the hi res are rather small but here goes.
4 and 9 catsclaw mesquite
7 and 8 desert willow
6 juniper
14 datura
15 looks like baccharus sp.
10 smoke tree
12 looks like ephedra
17 is an oak of some sort
3 looks like sugar bush

best I can do with the images as small as they are.

A new course being offered by the Southwestern Research station

http://research.amnh.org/swrs/ants-southwest

Check it out and please spread the word.

Gordon

Sadly the same situation with the Ravens up in the Mojave.

About time for a bonfire.

But rep, there is so much spam,. We need you.