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Index of Subjects --0016e6d99ccbe4f6f0047fbb5f9c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ok, I'm back from donating a pint of my finest. Two collection dates of Snow Scorpionflies in our collection are 05 April and 19 March. Randy On 16 February 2010 12:50, Peter Angus Mac Leod < macleod.grayjay@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi Steven up the Ohio road the other day in Shelburne county N.S. Peter > inal Message ----- From: "Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@DAL.CA> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:22 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] snow fleas (probably Boreus, Mecoptera) > > > > Has anyone into winter hiking come across these, snow fleas (Mecoptera = >> scorpionflies)? >> They are expected to be black or brown, about 3 mm long, flightless >> (vestigial >> wings), come out on to the snow surface in the day in winter, and can >> jump. They have been photo'd from early December through mid February on >> Bugguide.net, in places like New Hampshire and Ontario. The species >> featured >> on Bugguide are mostly Boreus brumalis and Boreus nivoriundus. >> >> A colleague from Cambridge, Malcolm Burrows, who visited here a couple of >> years >> ago to work on jumping mecahnisms in true bugs, is coming back again later >> this >> year. He is the expert on the mechanics of insect jumps and has just >> asked me >> if any species of Boreus is found here. Has anyone seen any jumping >> critter >> like this somewhere in N.S., and if so at what sort of date? >> Thanks, >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> > -- _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016e6d99ccbe4f6f0047fbb5f9c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok, I'm back from donating a pint of my finest.<div><br></div><div>Two = collection dates of Snow Scorpionflies in our collection are 05 April and 1= 9 March.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On 16 February 2010 12:50, Peter Angus Mac Leod <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:macleod.grayjay@ns.sympatico.ca">macleod.grayjay@ns.sympatico.= ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Hi Steven up the Ohio road the other day in Shelburne county N.S. Peter ina= l Message ----- From: "Stephen Shaw" <<a href=3D"mailto:srshaw= @DAL.CA" target=3D"_blank">srshaw@DAL.CA</a>><br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:22 PM<br> Subject: [NatureNS] snow fleas (probably Boreus, Mecoptera)<div><div></div>= <div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Has anyone into winter hiking come across these, snow fleas (Mecoptera =3D<= br> scorpionflies)?<br> They are expected to be black or brown, about 3 mm long, flightless (vestig= ial<br> wings), come out on to the snow surface in the day in winter, and can jump.= They have been photo'd from early December through mid February on<br> Bugguide.net, in places like New Hampshire and Ontario. =A0The species feat= ured<br> on Bugguide are mostly Boreus brumalis and Boreus nivoriundus.<br> <br> A colleague from Cambridge, Malcolm Burrows, who visited here a couple of y= ears<br> ago to work on jumping mecahnisms in true bugs, is coming back again later = this<br> year. =A0He is the expert on the mechanics of insect jumps and has just ask= ed me<br> if any species of Boreus is found here. =A0Has anyone seen any jumping crit= ter<br> like this somewhere in N.S., and if so at what sort of date?<br> Thanks,<br> Steve<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>___________= ______________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish C= ounty, NS.<br> </div> --0016e6d99ccbe4f6f0047fbb5f9c--
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