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What’s Bugging Garry? (Gary is an Oak Tree in case you’re wondering)

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So, this was not without a LOT of frustration on my end – due to lack of practice converting Powerpoint presentations to YouTube. The audio just wouldn’t sync. Finally…figured…it…out. 🤦‍♀️ Here’s my presentation from this past Sunday’s Garry Oak Symposium at the Grange. Feel free to watch and ask questions if you weren’t able to attend. For anyone interested, I’ve included references and literature at the end. Sorry in advance if there are some audio issues. They are minor and I just decided to go with it. 🙂 I’d like to add a special thanks to April Randall for her amazing artwork. She drew “Garry,” as in Garry the Oak Tree. Enjoy!

Garry Oak Symposium 2022, San Juan Island, WA

Earwigs here and there…and everywhere!

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Earwig is from Old English eár-wicga ‘ear-crawler’ We have LOTS of earwigs! I have them in my beehives, sometimes in my sweater sleeves…and just found one crawling around in the bottom of my purse. When I picked up some wood scraps next to the house a few weeks ago, I noticed an aggregation of them scrambling for new cover. Scratching my head, I pondered whether they live in social groups and hadn’t had a chance to search for any scientific literature about them. Well…that earwig in my purse distracted me from my statistics homework this morning and here’s an article I found. BTW…they don’t really crawl into your ears and eat your brain!

http://io9.com/one-of-the-most-beautiful-stories-youll-ever-hear-about-1566267443