I will be spending the remainder of July in Arizona without regular internet access. It is monsoon season in the desert and the insects are at peak activity, so the hiatus now means better photoblogging later.
In the meantime, here's one of our local Polyergus:
![montivagus1 Polyergus montivagus, Illinois](http://myrmecos.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/montivagus1.jpg)
Polyergus montivagus, Illinois
- Log in to post comments
More like this
To everything there is a season, including flu. We are now emerging from the other end of one of the more difficult flu seasons in recent years, although by no means out of the ordinary for the genre. Last time we commented, almost every state was experiencing widespread flu activity by the end of…
Via Ezra Klein, here's a striking infographic from the Bipartisan Policy Center comparing what makes us healthy to how we as a nation spend our health dollars:
Infographic from the Bipartisan Policy Center
As it illustrates, behaviors are major contributors to our health status, but a tiny…
Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's Scarab - Arizona
Arizona's Jewel Scarabs emerge after the onset of summer rains. These large insects have something of a cult following among collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world descend on the Sonoran desert every monsoon season with their mercury vapor…
Before the release of vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere mainly through the burning of fossil fuels, the atmospheric concentration of this gas was about 300 ppm or a bit more. Soon, that number will be 400 ppm. How soon? Let's see ... it is now Tuesday at about 7pm. Maybe mid morning…
Enjoy your time in Arizona. We will be anxiously awaiting your photos when you return to blogging.
Thanks Henry!
Bring back the foot rot guy!
Say hello to everyone for us! We'll miss seeing you there!
It's almost August, and I'm really feeling the anticipation of seeing your Arizona related blogging!
Welcome back (in advance)!
Alex
It August where my Friday Beetle.