How to take amazing pictures of insects
by Most biologists are excited to share the animals they study with a broad audience. One of the challenges of that engagement is having compelling photographs …
Author: Dave Angelini
The Bugs In Our Backyard Coloring Book!
Bugs In Our Backyard is aimed at kids of all ages. When the project first began, had small children. And like many kids, they were …
Attack of the Monkey Slug
When I was seven years old, my parents drove from Boston to Florida with me in the back seat. We were heading to see my …
The most important puzzle ever solved
Modern biology has more data than it can handle. Thanks to modern DNA sequencing, we now know the contents of genomes from thousands of people …
The Fascinating History of Honey
A guest post by Devin O’Brien Honey is, of course, produced by honeybees (genus Apis). These insects forage throughout the day, visiting flowers and collecting …
Springing to Life
It’s late April and Spring has already reached many places, but it’s just getting to us here in Maine. In fact yesterday was one of the …
Congratulations to our recent graduates!
It’s been a great experience to work with our student-writers here at the BioB blog. These are all undergraduate students, with an interest in sharing …
Darwin’s Children
Jari’s post on Darwin Day got me thinking. Darwin was a fascinating character. By all accounts he was a low key personality. But he became …
Teacher resources: Behavior experiments
So, you’re excited about bugs — but wait… It’s January! It’s freezing. Snow is on the ground, and there isn’t a bug to be found. …
Help us identify this bug!
Here’s a citizen science opportunity: Help us identify this bug! Click here for images of the unknown species and keys for comparison to the most likely species. …