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Planet of the Arthropods
I’m on the radio! Skeptically Speaking asked me to talk a little bit about insect conservation, in order to round…
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How to make a giant aluminum ant nest
The internets have been abuzz with this photo today (Click for the full size version). It’s a photo of an…
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Can Stick Insects really mate for 1400 hours?
I saw this tweet a while back, and it made me awfully curious: Is that true? Because that seems like…
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Art made of Aedeagus
Well, sort of. An artist down under has created an exhibit of insect penises. (Or, to use the proper name…
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Waiter, There’s a Bug in my Frappuccino
This headline…may be a bit of an overstatement: "Soy Strawberry Frappuccinos are the latest threat to the vegan community." Vegans are…
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Debugging Grace Hopper
Do you know who Grace Hopper is? And that she has an entomological connection? I should give her the proper…
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Bees, CCD, and Cellphones: Still no Link
Once again, the media is going bonkers over a bee paper, and making claims way out of proportion to any…
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Shellac: it’s a bug AND a feature!
Happy Valentines Day! This holiday is traditionally celebrated with a gift of plant genitalia and candy to one’s beloved. The…
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