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Many thanks. We had a good ruler in some of those but forgot to include it in the Brooks Samples!!! I need to put a note about the dimensions of the QR code or just (post-processing) overlay a ruler image in each one. With method and locality layers I think even messy ones would at least give someone a general idea of what they might be getting and whether it was worth looking through. We've already received a few identifications and requests! I'm very excited to make more of the museum available. Cheers, Mike On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Neil Stanley Cobb <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mike, > > > > These are great, I would add that with a scale reference you could do > basic morphometrics on a lot of the taxa. I also think they would be a > great resource for training/testing students and techs that process these > kinds of samples. The resolution is high enough that, for example, > orabitid mites are clearly distinguishable. The best ones are in petri > dishes without non-invertebrate material but even the ones with plant > litter are worth perusing. This is something NEON should do with their > by-catch if they are not already doing it. The LSAM Project are too messy > to be that helpful, although it was good that they posted them. > > > > Cheers, > > Neil > > > > *From:* Entomological Collections Network Listserve [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Mike Ferro > *Sent:* Friday, September 29, 2017 10:30 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Collection Residues (By-catch) > > > > We've posted photographs of residue specimens (by-catch) that have > recently been incorporated into the Clemson University Arthropod Collection > (CUAC). > > > > Brooks Samples (Malaise) - Residues > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVknqBNJO28tfcHg2 > > Specimens were collected as part of: > > Brooks, J. D., S. C. Loeb, and P. D. Gerard. 2017. Effect of forest > opening characteristics, prey abundance, and environmental factors on bat > activity in the Southern Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management 400: > 19–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.045 > > > > Leaf Litter (Berlese) - Residues > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/KWJY6VHoFybAq8FL2 > > A hodgepodge of residues from leaf litter samples taken mostly in the > eastern US. Most have been scoured for beetles, although a few samples are > coleopteriferous. > > > > Immediate use: > > Like any specimens at CUAC, these are available to visitors for study. > Loan requests for specimens to be shipped, either sorted from the residue > sample or the entire sample for specimen extraction, will be considered on > a case by case basis. Persons interested in volunteering to visit CUAC and > sort specimens (or order, family, etc.) are welcomed! > > > > Long term vision: > > These photographs represent the first steps in creating a process that > will lead to the following scenario: > > > > 1. Photograph of residue sample uploaded to public site. > > 2. Relevant information entered, especially: locality, date, collection > technique, institution. > > 3. Public users can tag specimens (either point or outline) within the > image with identifications. > > 4. Photos can be searched based on locality, date, collection technique, > and taxon. > > > > The end result is that researchers can search for taxa of interest and > (perhaps) orphaned taxa (thrips, Psocoptera, pseudoscorpions, etc.) will > become more apparent and may acquire a champion. In other words, turning > trash into treasure. > > > > All four of the processes above exist independently, but are not > integrated for this particular purpose. Such a system could be created > through collaboration, grants, masters or Ph.D. students, etc., but it > can't be done solely at CUAC. Those interested in developing something on > their own or collaborating are welcomed. > > > > Additional samples of collection residues (although not quite as user > friendly) are available from LSAM at Project 1000 Elves: > www.flickr.com/photos/12666884@N00/sets/72157638993527325/ > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mike > > > > -- > > Michael L. Ferro > Collection Manager, Clemson University Arthropod Collection (CUAC) > Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences > MAIL: 277 Poole Agricultural Center > OFFICE: 307 Long Hall > Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0310 > > [log in to unmask] (preferred) > [log in to unmask] > https://sites.google.com/site/clemsonarthropodcollection/ > > Subject Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin; Insecta Mundi > -- Michael L. Ferro Collection Manager, Clemson University Arthropod Collection (CUAC) Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences MAIL: 277 Poole Agricultural Center OFFICE: 307 Long Hall Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0310 [log in to unmask] (preferred) [log in to unmask] https://sites.google.com/site/clemsonarthropodcollection/ Subject Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin; Insecta Mundi