Bio Blitz Essay

On the second day however it was mostly dedicated to the identification of the kingdom of insects that surrounded the freshwater biome. After the morning ablutions, the group was given some education into the proper use of the equipment that was provided in order to begin the Bio Blitz, which was essentially a search and identification program. Within this period of time, the sweeping of both land and airborne insects would be caught and placed into confinement for proper tagging and identification. Through this it was to be assumed that informative discussion would take place as each person would go on to release and show what they had been able to catch during that period of time. Within the span of two hours each individual was able to catch …show more content…
Such differences between the two related specimens would be taught for the better identification of them for the rest of the bioblitz. The main differences to be found between them would be the fact that Dragonflies tend to have bigger eyes than that of the Damsel Flies, their bodies bulkier and shorter. Damsel flies were rather thin and narrow, each of them having two sets of wings; yet Damsel flies had wings that would taper down, while Dragonflies wings would broaden at the base on the back. However, the main subdivision of Dragonflies that would go on to be caught the most would be the different types of Darners or Meadowings. Such observations that I had made was as follows: “[Excerpt] Within the continuing activity of the bioblitz, it was essential for the identification of living invertebrates in order to not only learn of the different species that existed among the national park - but also to aid in the discovery of new species.” One of the major question however that would go on to peak my own personal interest however was: “How long does it essentially take for a full scale bioblitz of cataloging all sorts of insects