Friday, February 4, 2022
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMVirtual-Zoom
Event Description(For everyone) Come join our Backyard Naturalist lecture as Dr. Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, professor at UW- Milwaukee, uncovers mysteries and inspires thought about insect communication.
Humans miss out on much of the variety of life that surrounds us, in part because our senses cannot detect the behavior of many of the species that live near us. Many animals communicate with substrate-borne vibration signals that travel through the substrates on which animals stand, such as plant stems and leaves. Study of this form of communication is changing our understanding of the lives of many species. For example, insect vibrational communication reveals unanticipated levels of complexity in their interactions with members of their own species, as well as with ecological allies and natural enemies. And much of this takes place right in our backyards under our very noses!
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For questions about this program, contact Tim Vargo at tvargo@urbanecologycenter.org.
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