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Asian Giant Hornets: What comes next?
Nancy has a new project called the SciHive on Facebook, and it’s a great resource if you want to interact with professional entomologists (like us!). In light of the Washington State Department of Agriculture exterminating a Asian Giant Hornet nest, … Continue reading
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Why are baby scorpions born white?
A student of mine is researching scorpions and he has a question about emperor scorpions that we have been unable to answer through our own research. He has learned that baby emperor scorpions are born white, but he cannot find … Continue reading
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Gamified Entomology Workshops & Ecuador EcoTourism. Hai – I’m Nancy
Nancy is an Entomologist living in Ecuador. Her tourism business was going strong in Ecuador before the everything of 2020, but now she’s focused on gamified entomology workshops. Continue reading
What’s so special about periodical cicadas?
So. Short and easy question. Why do people love the periodical cicadas?
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Do Wasp Nest Decoys Work?
Do wasp nest decoys actually work? No. Mostly likely not. Learn about why! Continue reading
Do new species always happen because of reproductive isolation?
So, I really like this question from Zach Weinersmith: He later followed up the query with a further clarification: This is a fantastic question, because there’s a lot of REALLY weird biology when it comes to how lineages diverge. Sometimes, … Continue reading
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Sophie Lutterlough: The One Woman Information Bureau
Written by Nancy Miorelli As we bring our celebration of Black Entomologists Who Shaped Entomology to a close, the Ask an Entomologist team is continuing the conversation about how we can help provide support, inclusivity, and diversity in our science … Continue reading
Lonnie Standifer and the beginning of honeybee toxicology
Honeybees and humans have an ancient relationship. There’s evidence of honeybees being kept in clay pots in North Africa roughly 10,000 years ago. On Twitter, we’ve even discussed the bizarre twists and turns of how honeybees were studied up until … Continue reading
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Dr. Margaret S. Collins: The Termite Lady – Featuring Black Entomologist Stories
Margaret Collins, the Termite Lady, was an African African who helped shape the face of entomological termite research but was also a powerful force fighting for human rights Continue reading
The “Murder Hornets” AKA Asian Giant Hornet
Well. Thanks New York Times. 🙄🙄 Hai. I’m Nancy – I was supposed to write my “Re-introduction” this week because of our hiatus. However … Now that every entomologist ever needs to clean up this puked up fur-ball of a … Continue reading
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