2017 Cave beetle talk at Ferris State University

This event was initiated per kind invitation by Neaphaenops expert David Griffith and the Biology Department Chair Beth Zimmer. They were wonderful hosts together with Paul Klatt, a one of a kind bird behavior specialist. As expected, I learned a LOT from David on Neaphaenops tellkampfi, the blind ground beetle co-inhabitant of Mammoth cave, and I am very much looking forward to our future interactions.

 

David pulling up his Neaphaenops files.

This was enhanced by highly inspiring conversations with Beth and Paul and topped off by the many interactions with fantastic faculty and students. Culture and facilities of this department are hands down impressive and motivational. Fully in line with this were the great attendance and attention during the talk which can be reviewed here:

 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uIQcz5sgEXe6feX657-GrkfBmbw664b6IiEkBkERFb0/edit?usp=sharing 

Last but not least, the department kindly extended an honorarium of $100.00. This money will be transferred into the cave beetle research piggy bank.

If you can think of similar opportunities to spread the word and support the work... Don't be shy and let me know. Definitively an enjoyable way to keep the project going.