Boise State: Rare Plants and Ants

Boise State University is the largest of Idaho's three universities. More students attend classes on its urban campus in Idaho's largest city than attend the University of Idaho, in Moscow, or Idaho State University, in Pocatello.

Ian Robertson is an entomologist at BSU, studying the behavior and evolutionary ecology of insects. He has investigated insect pollination, crab spider predation, and parental care in insects.

I wrote about his work with ant predation of slickspot peppergrass, an endemic plant in southwest Idaho, for BSU's Division of Research. Ian provided all of the excellent photos.