[sotd] January 21, 2004 [Beetle Science]
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Site of the Day for Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Beetle Science
From Cornell University comes a fascinating website exploring the world of
beetles. Gentle Subscribers will discover an informative and vivid
exposition on a life form whose sheer numbers make it one of the dominant
species on the planet.
"'We live in the age of beetles,' claims the Coleopterists Society, an
international group of scientists devoted to the study of this diverse and
abundant insect order (Coleoptera). ... The abundance of beetle species and
their countless interactions with other life forms make the study of
beetles important to the biological sciences overall. At Cornell
University, scientists in the Department of Entomology study beetles in the
context of biodiversity, systematic biology, invasive species, and other
topics which are presented in this Explore Cornell feature." - from the
website
Using flash presentations, this interactive site offers a feature on
biodiversity, rotatable images of virtual beetle specimens and carbon dust
illustrations of "amazing portraits" of newly discovered beetles. In
addition, there is a timeline chronicling efforts to control the Asian
Longhorned Beetle as well as home videos of the ALB and a lab tour.
Crawl to the website for an illuminating view of the realm of beetles at:
http://explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Beetle%20Science
A.M. Holm
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