Help us identify this bug!
by 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. …
Bug Blog
What do turkeys eat for Thanksgiving?
by As we gather around the table for Thanksgiving, few of us think beyond the laborious preparations of the holiday feast. Between the stuffing, sweet potatoes, …
The Lobster: Cockroach of the Sea?
by Living in Maine, where lobsters are available left and right, I’ve always thought that they resembled something I’ve seen before…something I’ve seen way too many …
Zombie Ladybugs and Mind-controlling Wasps
by Halloween may be over, but some things are creepy all year round. Dinocampus coccinellae is a tiny, parasitoid wasp that uses a virus to turn …
Larval Therapy
by This is our friend, the fly. It might be gross when you see her flying around your potato salad in the summer, but she is …
A quick-guide to our citizen science project
We are very lucky this Fall to have the involvement of after-school programs from the New York City public schools. Teacher professional developmental day on …
Arthropods / Ecology / Entomology / Fieldwork
The Spider and the Lynx: Examining Wildlife Corridors
Urbanization and human expansion have led to the fragmentation and reduction of many vital habitats. Conservationists have been trying to come up with management strategies …
What is Urban Ecology?
What do you think of when you think of a city? Sidewalks, sky-scrapers, and yellow taxis? Chances are, you don’t think about nature, the green …
The Human Botfly, Dermatobia hominis
Last January I went to Belize as part of a course to study tropical ecology. For three weeks we stayed in different parts of the diverse …
What is Citizen Science?
How many of you have seen Nova? What about a National Geographic show? Maybe The Magic School Bus? Were you struck with an unquenchable thirst …