Joshua, Eric, Dylan, Fa’Niquia Journal 6-24-10 Today the Entomologists went to the Cincinnati Zoo. When we entered the zoo, and we had some time to explore exhibits.  Later in the day we stopped by the World of Insects, the Cincinnati Zoo Insectary.  The building had all types of different insects mostly from within the United…

Group 1: Uneek, Sarah, Tori and Ebony On June 23, 2010 the entomology group spent a day out in the Deep Woods in Hocking Hills. We collected insects, predominantly damselflies. Most of the time was spent on hiking up a large hill and exploring the area around Deep Woods.  The collecting site consisted of tall…

Day 2 of the entomology program The first thing we did today was go out to the pond in the wooded area where we collected yesterday. Dr. Benoit brought the water net, and we swept it through the water at the edge of the dock a few times. Among the noteworthy catches were a dragonfly…

Day1 (June 21, 2010) The first thing that our group did today was take a bus ride to collect insects on the OSU campus. We used a net to capture them and put them in jars filled with nail polish remover (ethyl acetate). The nail polish remover suffocates the insects to kill them without damaging…