Reflections On a Few Weeks of Bug Catching
This semester, in addition to the lecture course on insect biology, some classmates and I are also taking the companion lab course as well. In the …
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Big Thicket Butterflies
Colorful, beautiful, bright, shimmering- when people think of the order Lepidoptera which consists of moths, skippers, and specifically, butterflies, these kinds of adjectives usually come …
Sexual Cannibalism: The Ultimate Investment in your Child’s Future??
While researching different kinds of insects and arthropods, I came across a phenomenon I found particularly interesting. In some species, particularly groups of spiders, mantids, …
An encounter with a moth
My last encounter with an insect was a week ago, when I visited the pastor’s house for the church gathering. I was praying, when I …
Surprise Strawberry Pest Encounter
Just about a week ago I was eating lunch outside on some picnic tables, snacking on some strawberries from West Servery. I wasn’t particularly paying …
Looking for Bumblebees
Bumblebees are among the more common types of bees. An article in The New York Times took a look at the search for a specific …
My memories of rice weevils
My mother’s daily meal preparations in Korea would always start with her grabbing a bucketful of white rice from our glazed brown pottery in the …
Bees are really fuzzy
During a single night of camping, an insect and two non-insect arthropod encounters made for a memorable time. Krause Springs is a beautiful campsite with …
See You Later Cicada/ Exuvia Aubade
Some days, I have to question my decision to sign up for an 8 A.M. insect biology class. I have never been a morning person. …
BUZZ! Fly don’t bother me.
I never really liked flies. They were always the most annoying of insects, yes…… even more than mosquitos. Growing up I would always be pestered …