The Kaspari Lab
Category: Litter Critters
Herbivores like a little salt with their protein
When offered grassland plots fertilized with Nitrogen+Phosphorus, Sodium, or both, above and belowground invertebrates respond to salt differently.
Read MoreBrittany Benson leads AntLab BugOut!
Brittany Benson leads the AntLab’s public outreach in her traveling roadshow “Acari Safari”.
Read MoreA little known gem from the tropical ant/soil literature
A few days ago, a good friend wrote to ask what was known about the response of tropical soil invertebrates to drought. My first response was “precious little”, and then I remembered a cool article by Diana Wheeler and Sally Levings….
Read MoreMarty’s World: Marty’s been slimed
Happy Sunday. (Click on image to see full size.) Marty’s World is Brittany Bensons’s view from the world below. © 2015
Read MoreMarty’s World: the tragedy of pre-zygotic isolation
Happy Friday. (Click on image to see full size.) Marty’s World is Brittany Bensons’s view from the world below. © 2015
Read MoreIntroducing “Marty’s World”
Marty’s World is Brittany Bensons’s view from the world below. © 2015
Read MoreLitter Critters: Intro to the Mites and the ancestral group, the Opilioacarida
The greatest diversity of soil invertebrates is going to be found in the Acari, or, the mites. At the mention of the word ‘mite’, plenty of folks will instantly think of ticks – those specialized, blood-thirsty mites in the suborder…
Read MoreLitter Critters: Introduction to the Opilionids
Illustration and text by Brittany Benson Opilio is Latin for shepherd. In some places, shepherds walk on stilts to make an easier time of counting their flocks, so, it was only sensible to give this name to these arachnids. How…
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