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Copyright © 2008 Jeff Gruber

Rhipicerid - Sandalus niger -

Madison; UW-Madison Campus, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 21, 2008
Size: ~1 in.

Yesterday and today I've found a bunch of females on the cement outside of a building on campus, and relocated them to adjacent trees. Starting to wonder if they think the building is a massive tree. The only males I've seen were dead on the cement.

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 21 September, 2008 - 1:28pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 11:56am

Moved

Moved from Sandalus.

… v belov, 26 June, 2009 - 11:56am

nice sandals, Jeff!

neve seen'em alive :-[

… v belov, 21 September, 2008 - 1:59pm

Thanks

Up until yesterday, neither had I. Yesterday, my friend Rachel found one on our building's patio. So I decided to explore other parts of campus. Now I know where the 'hot spot' is. Maybe next year I can get some pics of males. Probably too late this year. I'm about to head out and see if any of the females I relocated have attracted mates.

… Jeff Gruber, 21 September, 2008 - 2:26pm

update

Actually found a couple of mating pairs later in the afternoon. I was getting ready to photograph one of the pairs when the male noticed my presence and took off. The second pair was about 20 feet up in a tree. Maybe next weekend...

… Jeff Gruber, 21 September, 2008 - 8:51pm

lucky you:

when males notice my presence, it's usually me who takes off...

… v belov, 21 September, 2008 - 8:54pm

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