Yesterday we started our day with an orientation on the identification of different fly species caught in a trap outside the house in Gamboa. We also took pictures of insects that we observed walking around our neighborhood.
At noon we all went into Panama City to register at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). We got ID cards to identify ourselves at official research technicians. Then half of us went to fill up CO2 tanks for knocking out the flies while the other half went to the Artinisal Center, where local merchants sell hand-made carvings, baskets, and other Panamanian goods. Both groups got to explore the Panamanian capital on the way.
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Nice looking collection of flies. Any IDs yet? I see the invasive species of Zaprionus in the second photo. Nice racing stripes. The dark ones may be members of the saltans group. I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys get from the flowers and fungi!
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