Bugs of the Big Hole

Michael Bias PhD. will be giving a presentation on the aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Big Hole River next Monday in Butte, Montana.  The Big Hole is a magical mystery and one of the finest trout streams anywhere.

Dr. Bias has been studied aquatic entomology, wetland restoration ecology, wildlife population and habitat ecology, for many years.  He is also a fishing guide.

Dr. Bias' presentation is on Monday, February 8th at 7 pm in Butte, Montana.  The event will be held in the Butte Local Development Center, 305 W Mercury (the old Boys Central Scool), on the second floor.

See you there!!

Researchers discover the cause of whirling disease is a "micro jellyfish"

Photo from: http://science.peru.edu/ 

Researchers from the Univeristy of Kansas have determined that the Myxozoa that causes whirling disease in Salmonidae are included in the jellyfish phylum (Cnidaria).  They are composed of just a few cells and have "one of the smallest animal genomes ever reported: about 20 million base pairs only."

Read more about it here.