Tag Archives: Vespula

Something you don’t see every day

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Charley Eiseman

Last week Julia and I conducted a survey for leaf-mining moths at Black Rock Forest in New York’s Hudson Highlands region. I think we identified around 70 species, but as is often the case with fieldwork, some of our most … Continue reading →

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Acorn Pip Galls

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

Last month Noah Charney, Sydne Record, and I spent four days surveying the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts for galls, leaf mines, and other species-specific invertebrate signs.  The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative had put out a request for proposals for research that … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Squirrel

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

Today I found some squirrel parts lying in the woods.  A red fox had killed a gray squirrel and had done a pretty good job eating it, leaving just the tail (left), the stomach (right, largely covered by a chunk … Continue reading →

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