From Aquatic Insects in Alaska by John Hudson, Katherine Hocker and Robert H. Armstrong Crustaceans Fairy shrimp Although they are not true shrimp (not even very closely related), fairy shrimp do look a bit like shrimp: they are somewhat flattened side-to-side, with...
This video shows the growth of Skunk Cabbage over a one month period. To do this a short video was taken about every 3 days during the month of April in Juneau, Alaska. Skunk Cabbage is one of our earliest blooming flowers often starting to grow through the...
This video about Red Crossbills is an expansion of a previous one of them feeding on Sitka spruce seeds. This includes a segment of a male feeding on Western Hemlock seeds. For more information about these birds go to Ouch! It’s the Alaska State Tree (Sitka...
This video shows an American Dipper singing and feeding in winter. Why do dippers sing in winter? To maintain their territory. It is feeding on aquatic insects. Aquatic insects are abundant year-round and very common as larvae in winter. The most likely insect this...
These flowers have five staminodes forming semicircles of stalked pseudonectaries each tipped with a yellowish glistening knob. Although they are dry and rewardless, they attract many insects that probe at the tiny knobs. What would be a benefit of having nectaries in...
