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 …
Category: Entomology
Pink Underwing Moth Caterpillar
by Nature in its chaotic perfection always finds a way to surprise us. In its vast biodiversity, we can find this beautiful specimen with a highly …
Larva Esqueleto
La naturaleza en su caótica perfección siempre encuentra una forma de sorprendernos. En su vasta diversidad de vida se encuentra éste bello especimen con un …
Red Bugs in the Virgin Islands
by Our lab group is well-acquainted with the red-shouldered soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma. However, there are a variety of true bugs in the United States that …
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 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 …
Why insects always have a stitch in their side
by Do insects get out of breath flying around outside? It would seem awfully inconvenient if they did. Thankfully for insects, the way they breathe is …
Biodiversity Matters: featuring an article from the Washington Post
by An article published in the Washington Post last Friday perfectly contextualizes how important biodiversity is to each and every one of us. Read the article …
Long lost bee discovered, but can it bee saved?
In January on a small archipelago in Indonesia Clay Bolt, a nature photographer, and his team captured a female Wallace’s giant bee (Megachile pluto), a …