Notes from the Lab: Montana Fireflies
Welcome Back to the Lab! We’ve entered, what is in my opinion, prime bug season. Hikes are unbearable for my friends and... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Celebrity Bugs, Part 2
Welcome Back to the Lab! Call the paparazzi and break out your VIP pass, it’s time for Celebrity Bugs, Part 2: Musician... Continue Reading
Notes from the Field: Pokin’ in the Mud
Welcome Back to the Field! Field season continues for MBHI, and this week, I had the opportunity to revisit our field... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Cicadamania
Welcome Back to the Lab! As Brood X continues their steady upward march on the east coast, CicadaMania is well underway across the... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Brood X
Welcome Back to the Lab! They’re here! Well, not here, here. But in the eastern United States, Brood X is finally emerging from their 17-year... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Celebrity Bugs
Welcome Back to the Lab! With all the buzz surrounding the Missoula Butterfly House lately, it’s hard not to feel a little like celebrities.... Continue Reading
Notes from the Field: Tick Season PSA
Welcome Back to the Field! Before we launch into today’s Notes from the Field, Missoula Gives starts at 5:00PM today! We’ve got... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Barcoding US Ants—Gel Electrophoresis
Welcome Back to the Lab! Onward, US Ants! The final step to prepare our DNA for sequencing is to perform gel... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Barcoding US Ants—Polymerase Chain Reaction
Welcome Back to the Lab! Onward, US Ants! Now that we’ve extracted and isolated DNA from our tissue samples, it’s time to... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Barcoding US Ants—DNA Extraction & Isolation
Welcome Back to the Lab! We’re on to the next step in our Barcoding US Ants project! Now that we’ve collected our... Continue Reading