‘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? (Photo by Robert Woolsey/KCAW)
A lot of science involves happy accidents.
A retired scientist from Oregon stepped off the ferry in Sitka late last month, and on a hunch decided to look around the woods for an old friend.
While his discovery sheds light on one of the more obscure corners of entomology, it also is a clue to how