December 21

This blog provides an informal forum for terrestrial invertebrate watchers to post recent sightings of interesting observations in the southern Vancouver Island region. Please send your sightings by email to Jeremy Tatum (tatumjb352@gmail.com). Be sure to include your name, phone number, the species name (common or scientific) of the invertebrate you saw, location, date, and number of individuals. If you have a photograph you are willing to share, please send it along. Click on the title above for an index of past sightings.The index is updated most days.

2015 December 21

Scott Gilmore writes: I was a little surprised to find this 3.5mm long beetle outside on Saturday (December 19). I think it is from the genus Anthobium (family Staphylinidae).

Anthobium sp. (Col.: Staphylinidae) Scott Gilmore

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