A ‘funnybug’ holds a serious clue to Ice Age ecology

One-tenth of an inch long, C. dectes is easy to miss. Although hardy, the “funnybug” could not have survived glaciation. So what’s it doing in Sitka? (KCAW photo/Robert Woolsey)A lot of science involves happy accidents.
Late last month a retired scientist from Oregon stepped off the ferry in Sitka, and on a hunch decided to look around the woods for an old friend.
And while his discovery sheds light on one of the more obscure corners of entomology, it also is a clue to how huma