Updates were received from Teams Moose and Goose today…here they are in their own words: From Chris (Goose):
Hi all – good day for team goose today – got all four streams done and 1 of 2 ponds. Caught some HUGE stonefly larvae. It was a bit warmer today and we snagged some leps, hover flies, and packed four vials with black fly larvae. The team is pretty tired but in good spirits- we do our first check of pans/pits etc. tomorrow.
And from Doug (Moose):
In the spirit of the World Cup, I must report that the black flies are having a field day with Jana. Although she wore her bug jacket today, it seems that she neglected to zip the hood up. The results of this neglect are amply illustrated in the attached pic. See especially her beet-red ear. Anyway, I hope Jana will soon have an opportunity to wreak revenge on their babies!
Also attached is a wider shot of the “exploding head” malaise trap, showing the site characteristics. I don’t think we could have found a better site for snagging tabanids! Today we found a considerably more mesic site where we deployed the rest of the pan and pitfall traps. We also found time to sample the “stream pond”, which yielded quite a few caddies, mayflies and odonates (among other things).
Boy, Doug wasn’t kidding about poor Jana’s blackfly encounter -0uch! Let this be a lesson to you all: don’t forget to zip!
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