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Expedition, January 2007
By Dr. Elizabeth T. Arias & Professor Kipling Will
Nahuelbuta National Park
Nahuelbuta (the name means "Tiger" in the local Mapuche indian language) is our first stop for real collecting in Chile. After a long drive south from Curico and a very bumpy ride over miles of unpaved roads, we arrived at this national park. A small wooden visitor's cabin has been reserved for us-- the amenities are simple and rustic, but we had all the equipment we needed to settle in, cook meals, and set up a makeshift lab. During our two days at Nahuelbuta, Elizabeth went canopy-fogging, Bill hunted riffle beetles and scorpionflies in the creek, and Ainsley set out carrion-traps and sifted leaf litter and soil in the forest. Our luck has been very good so far! From rare scorpionfly larvae to slime-mold-eating beetles, our collecting at Nahuelbuta was quite a success. Nahuelbuta is a beautiful place to be, too-- it's forested with ancient, twisted, moss-covered beech trees and primitive-looking araucarias. |
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Elizabeth Arias (EMEC) and Mario Elgueta (MNNC)
working on the material collected off season March 2005 |
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