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Announcment – New Writer – Joanie Mars
Written by Nancy Miorelli I am so excited and honored to introduce Joanie Mars as our new writer. When Joe and I started this little project about three years ago, we had no idea that it was going to grow … Continue reading
Why Do Bugs Circle Lights and Fibonacci, and Other Mathematical Patterns Found in Insects
Written by Nancy Miorelli I recently received this question when talking to one of the tourists at the Maquipucuna Ecolodge, where I work. I thought it was so interesting because we always hear about mathematical patterns – especially Fibonacci sequences … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Bug, Compound Eye, eye, fibonacci, hexagon, honey bee, Insect, Math, mathematical patterns, moth lamp meme, why are bugs attracted to lights
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Fair Use: Can I Use That (Bug) Picture in My Art?
Written by Nancy Miorelli With help from Stephane De Greef I’m an admin for the Entomology FaceBook Group and copyright comes up a lot. In fact, the admins had a long discussion about this particular picture. We discovered that it closely … Continue reading
Posted in Law
Tagged Art, copyright, creative commons, Education, fair use, flickr, photos, pictures, public domain, transformative, wikimedia commons
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Why are Insects Important?
Written by Nancy Miorelli You know, it seems strange that it’s taken us more than 3 years to address this question! I’ve been doing a few interviews recently and I keep getting asked “Why are Insect Important?” In fact, it … Continue reading
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Changing Times: How Will Climate Change Affect Insects?
Written by Nancy Miorelli During my week curating Real Scientists, a twitter account with rotating scientists, communicators, and artists, I had some really great questions about insects come in. One I thought was particularly insightful was about climate change and … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Evolution
Tagged Bugs, climate change, global climate change, global warming, Insects
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Tough Shell – Is the Beetle Shell Related to Beetles’ Evolutionary Success?
Written by: Nancy Miorelli Last week, March 5 – 11, 2017 I had the most wonderful opportunity to tweet from the Real Scientists Twitter Account. Every week they pick a different scientist, science communicator, or artist to curate the account. And … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Evolution
Tagged beetle, beetle shell, Beetles, coleoptera, elytra, Evolution, evolutionary success, shell
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SciBugs Collections Etsy Shop!
If you don’t want to scroll down, here’s my etsy store – SciBugs Collections – link! The Short Story:
Posted in News
Tagged artist, beetle, buprestidae, coleoptera, economy, Ecuador, etsy, holiday, holiday shopping, jewel beetle, jewelry, local, palm, shop, sternocera, support, sustainable, tagua, Thailand
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I’m Afraid of Bed Bugs and Infestation … Help?
Written by Nancy Miorelli It’s no wonder people are afraid of bugs with how they’re portrayed in the media. It’s true that insects are our major competitors for both our food and our health and invade our homes. In my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Pest Management
Tagged afraid, airplane, bed bugs, bedbug, help, hotel, infestation, movie theater, paranoia
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So You’re In the Tropics, Named a New Species Yet?
Written by Nancy Miorelli The short answer is “No.” The long answer is “No.” but with with a bit more explanation. The first is that I’m a communicator, an ecologist, and don’t have a lot of the proper equipment. Have … Continue reading
Posted in Taxonomy
Tagged discover, Ecuador, Identification, megadiverse, name species, new species, south america, species, tropics
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