Here are a few pictures of some of our field trips. We’ll add more as time permits.

Dairy Creek, Oregon 2018Danielle, David, and Olivia, after just having found a good series of an undescribed species of Bembidion. This locality actually has three undescribed Bembidion living here, but there is one in particular we were after. Dani…

Dairy Creek, Oregon 2018

Danielle, David, and Olivia, after just having found a good series of an undescribed species of Bembidion. This locality actually has three undescribed Bembidion living here, but there is one in particular we were after. Danielle (an undergrad in the lab) first recognized its distinctiveness, and so she got to pick the name the species will be called (hint: the name will be about discovery).


Bandon, Oregon 2014James, John, and Kojun looking for the very special beetle Trachypachus slevini on the exfoliated clay slopes above the beaches of the Pacific Ocean.

Bandon, Oregon 2014

James, John, and Kojun looking for the very special beetle Trachypachus slevini on the exfoliated clay slopes above the beaches of the Pacific Ocean.


Goblin Valley, Utah 2013David, John, and Kip (former postdoc, now faculty member at UC Berkeley) looking cool, in the midst of a 6000-mile road trip around the western USA.

Goblin Valley, Utah 2013

David, John, and Kip (former postdoc, now faculty member at UC Berkeley) looking cool, in the midst of a 6000-mile road trip around the western USA.


Vinillos, Ecuador 2010Marco Reyes, David, Wayne Maddison, and Mauricio Vega. This site has so many good beetles and spiders.

Vinillos, Ecuador 2010

Marco Reyes, David, Wayne Maddison, and Mauricio Vega. This site has so many good beetles and spiders.