For fundraising and showing off Foldscopes I find it a great idea to have pre-prepared slides ready to go on the run! Here are a few examples I have put together. If you are looking to fundraise, there is no better way, than to put a foldscope in the HANDS of donors with ready to…
Author: ezekieljakub
INTERNSHIP: Panama
Conservación Panamá Inc is a U.S./Panamanian non-profit conservation organization. We are currently running Environmental education programming for primary/secondary school aged children in rural/remote communities at risk in Panama. We have received MORE REQUESTS for programs than we can handle and are looking for 1-2 Master’s/PhD students studying Environmental Education or related field to take…
STEM PANAMA!
FROM THE FIELD: Boil that water!
* I was in the field today in Panama collecting butterfly photos for a project we are working on. Its dry season so not much water available in field. This reminded me of some tropical forest survival/safety training we have our staff complete. DONT DRINK THE WATER. This is why! Thanks to my pocket deluxe…
Free Resource: Freshwater free-living Protozoa ID GUIDE
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.amfb.eu/SFWM/bibliotheque/pdf/Free-LivingFreshwaterProtozoa(Patterson).pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiu8a-p9ezYAhVE3FMKHVQtAMkQFjAMegQIERAB&usg=AOvVaw30WjAaDgO4ixMgBuY3tGs8
Dead bug night collections / photos with delux kit
I am finding the included tools in the Delux kit really great for general observation, description and photography. Here using the forceps, Petri dish and hand magnifier ate super helpful!
Ectoparasite on parasite … any guesses?
I was messing around tonight with my scope after I pulled a tick off me. The view you are looking at is the tip of a tick leg and the joint of the other leg.
Lepidoptera wing scale damage from human-handling
An experiment: We used a roadkill specimen found during our field research here in Panama to show the level of damage a light finger touch to a butterfly wing can cause thus affecting survivability by reduced flight capabilities. We lightly touched this small section of upperwing with a finger and here you can see the…
Butterfly scale/color structure: Heraclides thoas autocles
Yellow on anterior upperwing