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Identification Atlas of the Vespidae

Vespidae are one of the numerous families of wasps. This group consists of over 5,000 species. This guide helps with identifying subfamiles and genera of specimens you may have found in northeast North America.

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Handbook of Nearctic Chalcidoidea

If you know what a nearctic chalcid is and need help identifying them, then this guide is for you. For everyone else, a chalcid wasp gets its name from khalkos, which means "copper" in Greek and refers to their metallic color.

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BugGuide

BugGuide is a wonderful collection of images of insects, spiders, and other arthropods, grouped into their taxonomic categories all the way down to the species level. These people know their stuff and can help if you're stuck trying to identify a specimen. It helps to have a little knowledge of how these animals are organized before you start, however the search feature works well too.

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Vermont Atlas of Life

Project Goal: 
Improve and update knowledge and of biodiversity in Vermont; provide open access to biodiversity data; foster discovery, conservation, and education; and build a community of those interested in natural heritage.
Your Role: 
Look for species and share your sightings via eBird, iNaturalist, eButterfly or Odonata Central.
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The Hym Course

HYM Course 2014 will be offered at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine in August this year.

The main objective of the course is to provide participants with knowledge and experience in identifying parasitic and predatory wasps, sawflies, wood wasps, bees, and ants. We will also present information on the natural history of wasps, bees, and ants, and that information will be reinforced with fieldwork. Techniques used to collect, rear, preserve, and curate wasps, bees, and ants will be presented in a hands-on manner to allow participants to learn directly by doing.

Course Dates: 
Sunday, August 17, 2014 to Saturday, August 23, 2014
Website: 
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Worldwide Beetle Collection

Project Goal: 
Understand the history and ecology of fungi that live on insect exoskeletons.
Your Role: 
Collect a few beetle specimens in ethanol while visiting a snowline during your next adventure.
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