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--089e013d0b4eb71cd8053e9f58d5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've been dabbling in insects for the better part of 20 years. This year, I ran two Lindgren Funnels <http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/Images/insects/funneltrapthumb.JPG> (unbaited) and one large Malaise trap <http://johnwhock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/3012.jpg> in my woods for several weeks. I caught insects new to me (the very bumble-bee-like Bot Fly ranked very high on my "cool" rating), but at least I could identify them to Order (within insects, an O*rder *is a big group of insects sharing similar characters, e.g. true flies, beetles, fleas). I also caught many which I've seen routinely. I caught three insects which, without the aid of my microscope, looked like odd Caddisflies (another Order of insects), yet when I put them under the scope, they didn't show the classic hairy wings (Trichoptera means "hairy wings") diagnostic of that group. I seem to have misplaced my Borror, Triplehorn and Johnson (a standard text for entomology), so I went to an online key <https://www.amnh.org/learn/biodiversity_counts/ident_help/Text_Keys/arthropod_keyA.htm> and found my critters to be Psocopterans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psocoptera>(Booklice/Barklice [not true lice]), more commonly found in libraries, where they feed on book binding paste. All three were caught mid August, mixed woods, in the Lindgren Funnels. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --089e013d0b4eb71cd8053e9f58d5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I've been dabbling in insects for the better part of 2= 0 years. This year, I ran two <a href=3D"http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspe= st/Images/insects/funneltrapthumb.JPG">Lindgren Funnels</a> (unbaited) and = one large <a href=3D"http://johnwhock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/3012.j= pg">Malaise trap</a>=C2=A0in my woods for several weeks. I caught insects n= ew to me (the very bumble-bee-like Bot Fly ranked very high on my "coo= l" rating), but at least I could identify them to Order (within insect= s, an O<i>rder </i>is a big group of insects sharing similar characters, e.= g. true flies, beetles, fleas). I also caught many which I've seen rout= inely.<div><br></div><div>I caught three insects which, without the aid of = my microscope, looked like odd Caddisflies (another Order of insects), yet = when I put them under the scope, they didn't show the classic hairy win= gs (Trichoptera means "hairy wings") diagnostic of that group. I = seem to have misplaced my Borror, Triplehorn and Johnson (a standard text f= or entomology), so I went to an <a href=3D"https://www.amnh.org/learn/biodi= versity_counts/ident_help/Text_Keys/arthropod_keyA.htm">online key</a>=C2= =A0and found my critters to be <a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pso= coptera">Psocopterans </a>(Booklice/Barklice [not true lice]), more commonl= y found in libraries, where they feed on book binding paste.=C2=A0</div><di= v><br></div><div>All three were caught mid August, mixed woods, in the Lind= gren Funnels.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all"><div><div cla= ss=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">_________________= ________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County,= NS.</div></div> </div></div> --089e013d0b4eb71cd8053e9f58d5--
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