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A Moth by Any Other Name
Entomologists have a lot of explaining to do, and not just about their life choices! With a million plus (and counting), species of insects, arachnids and their relatives...
A Moth by Any Other Name
Entomologists have a lot of explaining to do, and not just about their life choices! With a million plus (and counting), species of insects, arachnids and their relatives...
Many-legged Muses
If you had asked me if I liked bugs when I was a kid, I would have looked at you suspiciously. I mean, a potato bug (Jerusalem cricket), once...
Many-legged Muses
If you had asked me if I liked bugs when I was a kid, I would have looked at you suspiciously. I mean, a potato bug (Jerusalem cricket), once...
Blue-banded Bees: A Wonder from Down Under
Blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) on a mountain devil (Lambertia formosa). Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin. Honeybees get a lot of buzz, but what about nature’s bigger buzzers? Those adorably-awkward bumbling...
Blue-banded Bees: A Wonder from Down Under
Blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) on a mountain devil (Lambertia formosa). Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin. Honeybees get a lot of buzz, but what about nature’s bigger buzzers? Those adorably-awkward bumbling...
A Ladybug for Most Seasons
It was a typical misty morning in Golden Gate Park when entomologist Kristen Vollrath spotted a fluffy white insect ambling about on a concrete barrier behind the California Academy of...
A Ladybug for Most Seasons
It was a typical misty morning in Golden Gate Park when entomologist Kristen Vollrath spotted a fluffy white insect ambling about on a concrete barrier behind the California Academy of...
Crouching Predator, Hidden Scarab?
Take a good look at this golden scarab beetle, Chrysina resplendens… Probably the most ridiculously golden beetle ever, right? Now what if I told you that this beetle (and several...
Crouching Predator, Hidden Scarab?
Take a good look at this golden scarab beetle, Chrysina resplendens… Probably the most ridiculously golden beetle ever, right? Now what if I told you that this beetle (and several...
I Got 99 Problems but a Midge Ain't One
mmmmmmm chocolate, just the thought of it is enough to make me float off to my happy place, a magical land full of cacoa nib fairies, loose pants, tropical breezes,...
I Got 99 Problems but a Midge Ain't One
mmmmmmm chocolate, just the thought of it is enough to make me float off to my happy place, a magical land full of cacoa nib fairies, loose pants, tropical breezes,...