Jessica Purcell
Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
University of California, Riverside
jpurcell@ucr.edu
phone:951-827-7258




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Social Spiders

  • <em>Anelosimus baeza</em> care
  • <em>Anelosimus dubiosus</em> nest
  • <em>Anelosimus eximius</em> brood care
  • <em>Anelosimus eximius</em> Adult
  • <em>Anelosimus eximius</em> feeding
  • <em>Anelosimus eximius</em> nest

European Ants

  • Ants tending aphids
  • Queen and workers
  • Ants on beetle
  • <em>Formica selysi</em> worker eggs
  • <em>Formica selysi</em> worker tiny larvae
  • <em>Formica selysi</em> worker larva
  • <em>Formica selysi</em - worker sexual larva
  • Incipient Raft
  • Ants on wasp
  • Queen Ant

North American Ants

  • <em>Formica ravida</em>
  • <em>Formida accreta</em>
  • <em>Formica aserva</em>
  • <em>Formica ravida</em> colony in tree stump
  • <em>Formica francoueri</em> - workers tending to aphids
  • <em>Formica francoueri</em> 2.5X magnification
  • <em>Formica moki</em> - Collecting nectar in the Palomar mountains

Lab and Field work

  • Collecting <em>Formica francoueri</em> ants
  • Woes Tropical field work
  • Searching for <em>Formica francoueri</em> colonies