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Index of Subjects The Xerces outfit (see url below from Peter) has quite a wide mandate. Although based in USA (Oregon), would it not be worth trying to affiliate with them somehow? I'd heard about one species (Anax junius), but was surprised to learn from the Xerces site that they know or suspect that at least 5 species of dragonfly are north-south migratory, like some populations of the monarch butterfly. Most of the monarch populations world-wide are non-migratory, and surprisingly, molecular phylogeny reveals that the migratory habit of the North American groups apparently developed as a later offshoot in evolution, not early. Good luck with the project, and as Dave implies, much of insect attractiveness is revealed visually using high power, high resolution images. I'd add that another publicity 'hook' might be in reference to insect special senses (not always unique to insects though) like the ability to see ultraviolet radiation, plane polarized light, sensitivity to ultrasound, thermal imaging, pheromone and carbon dioxide sensing, and so on. The animal world leader in developmental/molecular biology is Drosophila melanogaster, but it might be a hard sell to get Nova Scotians to appreciate this tiny nuisance fly that swarms round their kitchens and green bins each summer. Steve (Hfx) -------------------------------------------- Dave - Just a typo. Check out http://www.xerces.org/. Peter Payzant ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Mary Macaulay [marymacaulay@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:06 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Queen Bee Thank you David. I completely agree! Yes Xerces is still around. Not big on advocacy using social media but very much so with doing conservation work. Mostly in the USA. With kindest regards, Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. Owner Remember Adventures RememberAdventures.ca<http://RememberAdventures.ca> Now Open for Buggy rentals, picnics, pollinator meadow & games !! Main Street & Trans-Canada Trail Tatamagouche 1-902-293-1533 Twitter @RememberAdventures & @InsectRecovery On Jul 4, 2015, at 11:18 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com<mailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote: Hi Mary & All, July 3, 2015 It was good to see your advocacy of insects getting some exposure (Hfx.Chr.) in today's paper. Next time, if doing so is possible, try to steer the reporter clear of negativity; e.g."Most of them are downright ugly." Many larvae would not win any beauty pagents perhaps but mature insects are beautiful; more so under magnification. Some 20 years ago I caught wind of a society based in California that aimed to increase awareness about insects and change attitudes for the better. I thought it was xerxes something but a google of that turns up only Persian history. Does anyone remember the name of this society and whether they are still active ? Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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