Look what came in the mail today! I was thrilled to contribute a chapter to this volume by @perhogselius.bsky.social and @siegfriedevens.bsky.social, based on a fantastic conference in Stockholm.

Green darner in our garden. Monarch butterflies get all the attention, but other native insects are long-distance migrants, too! These dragonflies can fly for hundreds of miles between Mexico, the US, and Canada.

Aurora over Columbia, MO. Easily visible even in town with houses and streetlights nearby.

Ohio buckeye leaf, already changed color and fallen in Columbia, MO.

Goldenrod soldier beetle on our showy goldenrod. Seems to be transferring a lot of pollen!