Examples of different invertebrate groups under the microscope.

Valenka in the lab with her excellent poster.

Sorted inverts in vials. The vial in front is full of spiders!

Valenka has been working in the lab for several semesters helping sort invertebrate samples into their groups – like spiders, millipedes, etc. This week she presented our methods at the STEM Ambassador Demonstration Day via her poster entitled Soil and Leaf Litter Invertebrates: Order Up for the Wood Thrush. Way to go, Valenka!

Senior undergraduate, Kallin Lang, holds a Wood Thrush chick that is getting its body measured.

Kallin, Paige, and Kit (center, right, left) after Kallin’s successful defense! Such joy.

Congratulations to Kallin Lang on her successful defense of her Honors Thesis entitled Bugs on Birds: Nest ectoparasites and their relationship with Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) nestling growth. We are so very lucky to have worked with Kallin on this project – her great attitude and nest finding capabilities will surely be missed! =P