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 …
Tag: insects
Arthropods / Biodiversity / Ecology / Entomology / Fun Fact
Case for curiosity: Long live the social queens!
by Take a momentary journey with me: Imagine a tight-knit, underground society of humans, working away their entire lives, never seeing the light of day. These …
A Ghost Story
In the spirit(s) of the season, I wanted to share a ghost story from the lab with you all… Here in the bug lab, mysteries …
Mimics and Mystery Flyers
Have you ever seen an animal that looks somehow like a completely different one? There are actually quite a lot of these mimics out there, …
Beetles will eat anything
Beetles are one of the most ecologically diverse groups of animals on earth. Since their origins about 300 million year ago, this order of insects …
Ecology / Entomology / Plants / Teaching
Scavenger hunt!
Our page of teaching modules now includes a fun and simple activity for younger students, a scavenger hunt!
Ecology / Entomology / Plants / Teaching
Bug Guides
When I tell people about Bugs in our Backyard, they often ask how to identify the common host plants, like the golden rain tree. Thankfully, it is …
Bug or true bug?
If you’re talking about insects, when is it okay to call one a “bug”? People in everyday life call almost anything a bug, including spiders, centipedes, roly-polies and snails (none of …
Host plants
Let’s take a moment to define a term that’s used frequent on this site. A host plant is a plant that supports the existence of …