Slowly, the Sampling Supervisor and volunteer circled the macroinvertebrate. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said the volunteer. “It looks familiar,” said the Sampling Supervisor, “I know I’ve seen it before.” He asked the Program Manager to take a look. She recognized it as well. She stared at the bug and grew silent. Perhaps she […]
The man stumbled through the ruins of the city. He was desperate to find anything familiar to help him make his way in this post-apocalyptic world. He was ready to grasp on to the slightest thread that would bring the meaning of his former life back to him: the ghosts of street grids, a landmark, […]
“I’m not sure that I want to go to Bug Night tonight,” the volunteer whined, “It’s May and the weather is so nice this time of year.” “Yes,” agreed the Program Director, “It’s a nice, spring night but there are a lot of bugs outside.” “There are a lot of bugs inside, too,” countered the […]
“Get the dichotomous key,” he said. Clearly he was stumped. She had given up several minutes ago. The Bug Night volunteer felt lost and hovered nearby. It was obviously a macroinvertebrate—one of the most macro either of them had ever seen. They assumed the positions, she read the key and he, possessing superior eyesight, examined […]
Anyone who even glanced at her face could see that she was a little worried. “I’m the only one here and I feel like the bugs have had their way with me already,” she said waveringly. Clearly, she was overwhelmed. Six legs grasped her body as large mandibles hovered over her head. She had no […]
Instinct took over. The building-sized insect gave chase after the woman who ran by the St. Paul’s School Lindsay Center for Mathematics and Science. The woman looked briefly over her shoulder as she crossed the campus road but did not seem to see the enormous bug. The insect noticed that the woman was not panicked […]
There is no Bug Night this week but we are offering help to those suffering from withdrawal. Liz Garlo, a Bug Night-er, has written the Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program its first fan fiction, “Henry Finds a New Family.” Please click on the link below, sit back, picture yourself in the St. Paul’s School laboratory, and […]
Bug Nights 2016, Chapter 8, March 23 Henry Finds a New Family by Liz Garlo It was a cold and drizzly night, but inside the St. Paul’s School biological lab, it was warm and the brightly lit aquaria bubbled cheerfully as people began arriving. An air of intimacy developed as the program manager and sampling […]
The Bug Night volunteer stepped away suddenly from the sample as if it had issued an electric shock. He returned to the scope with his brow furrowed. “Is this a bug or something else?” he asked. The cynical woman in the white lab coat circled back to the volunteer’s work station and peered through his […]
“It’s all right,” said the gigantic, hungry insect, “You can come out (to Bug Night), now.” “The coast is clear,” he purred seductively, “Here, take my pedipalp…” The door opens at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. We (and he) will see you there.#BugNights http://www.merrimackriver.org/
“No,” he cried, “Say it isn’t so.” We are afraid it is true. There is no Bug Night this week but fear not, we will be back next week on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. We hope that the time flies by for you all. We can’t wait for the next #BugNights.