Greetings DA friends!

A lot has been going on lately!  I just spent two months in Australia where I collected hundreds of huntsman spiders and began working on some preliminary behavior experiments.  During my last few days in Aus I was notified that I was awarded funding through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.  This is a huge honor and a huge relief since now I am guaranteed three years of full support for my PhD research at Cornell.

In the midst of all of this excitement I have also found time to begin working on a new blog.  The general theme of the blog is science and art but it focuses primarily on arthropods and their behavior.  Each entry will include a new insect drawing and a brief description of what I find to be the coolest aspect of that insect's biology.

I have one post up already discussing the coevolution of an orchid and its pollinator that is accompanied by a digital painting of Xanthopan morganii and Angraecum sesquipedale.

Please check it out and be sure to give me feedback!
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And for those of you that aren't already familiar with this blog, please check out Art Evolved: Life's Time Capsule as well.  
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This is a fantastic blog about paleontology and art  I am an official contributor to Art Evolved now but I haven't found the inspiration to post yet.  I am planning on doing a burgess shale inspired drawing in the next few weeks so keep an eye on both blogs since it may show up soon!