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Birding and Forest Connection
May 31st (Saturday) 8am-11am Presenter: Joy Mittig, Forest Technician, Michigan DNR Come enjoy a morning of birdwatching at the Discovery Center’s first program of 2025! Learn about how forestry practices […]
Michigan’s Raptors
July 19th (Saturday) 1pm - 2pm: Kid Friendly 3pm - 4pm: Adult Focused Presenter: James Manley, Executive Director of Skegemog Raptor Center Come see and learn about Michigan's raptors and […]
Dr. Phil Myers Insect Collection
Phil Myers is a retired professor of mammalogy from University of Michigan’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His special areas of interest include small mammal populations in Michigan’s northern lower Peninsula and the effects of climate change on the range of those populations.
A colleague introduced Dr. Myers to the variety and beauty of insects in our area, and he now dedicates many hours to macrophotography of these creatures. He donated his stunning photographs of those insects, with identifying information, to the Discovery Center for unlimited use.
Dr. Myers does much of his field work on both small mammals and insects in the Pigeon River Country State Forest. His family has deep and historic ties to Otsego County.
Insects
- Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Book Lice and Barkflies (Psocoptera)
- Bugs (Hemiptera)
- Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
- Cockroaches (Blattodea)
- Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)
- Earwigs (Dermaptera)
- Fishflies and Alderflies (Megaloptera)
- Flies (Diptera)
- Grasshoppers and Crickets (Orthoptera)
- Jumping Bristletails (Microcoryphia)
- Lacewings, Antlions, and Mantidflies (Neuroptera)
- Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
- Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
- Preying Mantis (Mantodea)
- Scorpionflies (Mecoptera)
- Silverfish and Firebrats (Zygentoma)
- Stick Insects (Phasmida)
- Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
- Wasps, Bees, and Ants (Hymenoptera)