The Death Watch Beetle
by If you hear a strange ticking noise at night, don’t be too alarmed! It’s not some ghost trying to haunt you…it’s likely the deathwatch beetle …
Category: Fun Fact
Urban Beekeeping in the Big Apple
As the world and its cities continue to grow (over half of the world’s population lives in cities!), more and more urban areas are …
A Light in the Darkness
by Marine organisms are incredibly diverse and comprise an enormous number of species. Due to the ocean’s massive amount of biodiversity, many novel adaptations have evolved …
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St. Patrick’s Day Insects: Green, Rainbow and Gold!
Check out some insects with St. Patrick’s Day colors!
Ecology / Entomology / Fieldwork / Fun Fact
Where are the mosquitoes?
Have you noticed having fewer itchy, annoying mosquito bites to scratch as the weather gets colder? Isn’t the disappearance of these pesky little critters one of …
Darwin’s Children
by 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 …
Entomology / Fun Fact / Plants
Our Buzzing Buddies
by Bees are by far my favorite insect. I love hearing them in the fruit trees in the front of my house, or watching them crawl …
The Lobster: Cockroach of the Sea?
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 …