https://askentomologists.com/2022/09/15/still-on-a-hiatus/2022-09-15T20:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/23/did-metamorphosis-evolve-through-hybridization-a-scientific-cautionary-tale/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/endosymbiosis.pngEndosymbiosishttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lynn_margulis.jpgLynn_Margulishttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/williamson-paper.pngWilliamson paperhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/onychophora1.pngOnychophora1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/metamorphosis-final.pngMetamorphosis finalWingbuds are the signatures of wings being made on bugs which go through incomplete metamorphosis; they're not there in bugs which go through complete metamorphosis.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hybridization-question.pngHybridization question2022-07-21T02:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2022/04/15/why-do-i-get-bitten-by-mosquitoes-but-my-friends-dont/2022-04-15T09:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/10/28/insect_paranoia/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tumblr_o7bkkgtt8z1sbpumio1_1280.jpgHereHere isn't exactly insect proof. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bedbatbg1.jpgBed Bug vs Bat BugBed Bugs and Bat Bugs look basically the same! Even to Joe and me, so we'll tell you that we think you should contact a professional if something is looking fishy. From: University of Nebraska - Lincoln.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/question.pngquestionHow can you effectively manage insect paranoia?https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/life-cycle-bed-bug.jpglife-cycle-bed-bugIf you find a bug that looks like this, it's time to bring it in for further insepection. PC: Bez Valley Pest Controlhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bedbugs.jpgbedbugsAdhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bed-bug-signs.jpgbed-bug-signsLook for this in your hotel! Or if you suspect a bed bug infestation. You're looking for the bed bugs themselves or the brown spots of their poop. Lift up the sheets! Look in the crevices of the mattress. PC: Ladybug Pest Controlhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/airplane.jpgairplaneYou're more likely to get bed bugs from the hotel where you're going than in the way that you're getting there. 2022-04-01T17:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2022/03/31/the-mothers-of-entomological-history/2022-04-29T16:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2022/03/03/more-updates/2022-03-04T00:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2022/02/08/please-pardon-our-dust-mites/2022-02-08T22:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/12/07/what-are-those-white-things-inside-an-ant-nest/2021-12-08T19:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/05/19/where-are-we-now-joanie/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/decapflycomic.jpgDecapFlyComichttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/monarch1-copy.jpgMonarch caterpillar, Danaus plexippus on milkweed at Texas A&M University. April 2020. Photo by Joanie Mars.2021-12-07T21:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/08/15/its-probably-not-a-murder-hornet/2021-08-15T19:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/08/03/our-logo-the-mexican-treehopper-membracis-mexicana/2021-08-03T15:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/07/20/what-is-an-entomology-extension-agent/2021-07-20T17:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/07/08/so-lets-talk-about-some-weird-bees/2021-07-12T14:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/06/22/is-a-mosquito-a-parasite/2021-06-23T13:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/06/09/besides-cicadas-what-other-insects-swarm/2021-06-09T04:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/05/18/studying-entomology-as-a-math-and-physics-double-major/2021-05-24T16:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/05/02/featured-bug-jerusalem-crickets-aka-skull-bugs/2021-07-20T15:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/04/07/can-gordian-worms-infect-humans-also-what-is-pseudoparasitism/2021-04-07T18:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/03/23/hitchhiking-mites-yikes-maybe-he-should-have-brought-a-towel/2021-04-02T14:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/03/03/are-there-insects-which-are-toxic-as-adults-but-not-as-larvae/2021-03-08T07:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/02/23/what-would-it-be-like-to-eat-a-bug-that-was-about-as-large-as-a-loaf-of-bread/2021-02-25T03:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/02/10/gnats/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dsc_8415.jpgDSC_84152021-02-10T20:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/02/03/if-youre-allergic-to-the-bugs-you-eat-can-you-become-allergic-to-nuts/2021-02-08T07:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/01/26/do-other-bugs-have-anything-similar-to-a-hymenopterans-stinger/2021-02-01T08:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/01/11/do-insects-get-fat-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-fat-body/2021-01-18T07:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2021/01/01/so-why-does-anesthesia-work-on-plants/2021-01-01T21:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/12/08/dragonfly-vs-damselfly/2020-12-09T17:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/12/01/so-lets-talk-about-how-insects-have-helped-make-the-coronavirus-vaccines/2020-12-02T02:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/11/10/november-time-for-the-entomological-society-of-america-national-meeting/2020-11-10T18:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/11/04/asian-giant-hornets-what-comes-next/2020-11-09T10:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/10/27/deathwatch-beetles-spooky-sounds/2022-01-06T22:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/10/21/poll-for-next-weeks-blog-post-halloween-theme/2020-10-26T22:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/10/13/do-insects-have-taste-buds/2020-10-14T01:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/10/06/why-are-baby-scorpions-born-white/2020-10-06T15:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/29/on-the-tip-of-the-butterflys-tongue/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12804361_1135102769847397_378083253_n.jpg12804361_1135102769847397_378083253_nGeneral butterfly mouthparts. Well, the ones that are important for this article. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/question2.pngquestionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/butterfly-tongues.pngbutterfly tongueshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/monarch-proboscis.pngmonarch proboscisMonaenkova et al. 2011https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12782175_10100143652635901_1081013910_n.jpg12782175_10100143652635901_1081013910_nIf we puddle together in groups then we're less likely to be munched on by predators. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12767669_10100143652640891_1466220703_n.jpg12767669_10100143652640891_1466220703_nPuddling butterfly in the Maquipucuna Ecolodge in Ecuador. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12804087_10100143652645881_1758095958_n.jpg12804087_10100143652645881_1758095958_nPuddling swallowtails. PC: Nancy Miorelli 2020-09-25T16:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/09/22/a-note-on-death-in-insects-surviving-pretending-and-living/2020-09-28T11:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/09/08/zipper-spider-stabilimenta/2020-09-08T14:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/09/03/why-are-burying-beetles-covered-in-mites/2020-09-03T04:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/08/25/email-question-are-fireflies-attracted-to-co2/2020-08-27T19:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/08/11/ecuador-ecotours-gamified-entomology-classes/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/copy-of-chem-tales-1.pngChem-Tales Now LiveAn entomology workshop where you turn bug biology into a playable game!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bee-certifate-complete.pngTricky Tricksters Complete CertificateA certificate filled with handdrawn insets indicating the participants completion of the coursehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20190828_180640.jpg20190828_180640https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200222_130708.jpg20200222_130708https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200219_142312.jpg20200219_142312https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_gxw7pg.jpgIMG_gxw7pg2020-08-11T14:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/08/04/whats-so-special-about-periodical-cicadas/2020-08-04T04:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/07/21/bugs-with-fuzzy-butts-what-are-they/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/screen-shot-2020-07-20-at-7.42.42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-07-20 at 7.42.42 PMhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1599px-flatid_leaf_bugs_and_nymphs_phromnia_rosea.jpg1599px-Flatid_leaf_bugs_and_nymphs_(Phromnia_rosea)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1599px-flickr_-_ggallice_-_wax-tail_hopper_1.jpg1599px-Flickr_-_ggallice_-_Wax-tail_hopper_(1)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/100063534_248678019536773_15960051227295744_n.jpg100063534_248678019536773_15960051227295744_n2020-07-22T14:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/entomology-resources/2020-07-20T14:15:00+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/2020/07/14/do-wasp-nest-decoys-work/2020-07-15T02:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/07/07/do-new-species-always-happen-because-of-reproductive-isolation/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bacillus.pngBacillushttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ant-speciation.pngAnt SpeciationThis is a pattern you'd expect to see if male and female ants were beginning to speciate. The males group together, when analyzed alongside females from the same and different colonies. This idea, however, is controversial and there's some evidence that different geographical areas are different.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/wasmannia.pngWasmanniahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/polyploidy-1.pngPolyploidyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/palmers-amaranth.pngPalmer's AmaranthEach one of these plants is capable of producing one million seeds. In a field of 10,000 Palmer's Amaranth plants, you can expect 10 once-in-a-billion events to happen.2020-07-07T18:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/06/30/sophie-lutterlough/2020-06-30T17:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/06/16/dr-charles-henry-turner-an-amazing-scientist/2021-01-06T17:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/06/09/lonnie-standifer-and-the-beginning-of-honeybee-toxicology/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lonnie-standifer.jpgLonnie StandiferUSDA picture of Lonnie Standifer, date unknown. Image source: American Entomologist obituary2020-06-10T03:24:13+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/submit-questions/2020-10-14T14:42:58+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/2020/06/02/margaret-collins/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f01_334.jpgMargaret S. CollinsMargaret S. Collins. The Termite Lady Herbert and Veronica Collins2020-06-03T01:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/05/12/murder-hornet/2020-05-13T05:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/about/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nancy.pngNancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/joanie.pngJoanie Marshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/joe-ballenger.pngJoe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nancy-miorelli-4.pngNancy Miorelli (4)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/twitter9.pngtwitterhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/uinstagram1.pngUinstagramhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/twitter8.pngtwitterhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/joanie-m-bio1.pngJoanie M Biohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ztumblr2.pngztumblrhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/youtube4.pngyoutube2020-05-06T14:39:58+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/2020/05/05/where-are-we-now-joe/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/shade-avoidance-root.pngShade Avoidance Roothttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/shade-avoidance1.pngShade Avoidance1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200222_104129.jpg20200222_104129https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizecomp.pngSizeComphttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190516_090149.jpg20190516_090149https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20190104_142759.jpg20190104_1427592020-05-05T03:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2020/05/04/were-coming-back-from-hiatus-tomorrow/2020-05-04T22:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/entomology-resources/entomology-lesson-plans/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lessonplan1.jpgElementary School Lesson Planhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/entocurriculum2.jpgMiddle School Lesson Planhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/entocurriculum3.jpgHigh School Lesson Plan2020-04-18T18:45:58+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/media-requests/2020-04-17T02:02:10+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/2019/01/01/whats-putting-bugs-in-pots-on-my-windowsill/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Eumeninae.pngEumeninaeImage credit: Tolweb.org License info: CC BY 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Eumenes-caterpillars.pngEumenes caterpillarshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Eumenes-pot.pngEumenes pot2019-10-27T12:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/06/12/why-do-bugs-circle-lights-and-fibonacci-and-other-mathematical-patterns-found-in-insects/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/confused-moth.pngconfused mothhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_160832.jpghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/question.pngmathematical patterns insectshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/black-light-2.jpgblack light 2But you know, the entomologists like it =) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/flight-patterns1.pngflight patternshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/flight-patterns.pngflight patternsNotice how all the flight patterns are conical once you start to model them in a 3D space. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/capture-1.pngWhy insects circle lightsMaintaing the same angle to the light beams results in a Fibonacci sequence spiral. PC: https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/capture.pngCapturePC: https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/eggs.pngeggsA quick google search brings up a lot of insect eggs! Many of which have hexagonal patternshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cuckoo-bee.pngcuckoo beeSleeping Cuckoo Bee. Note the eyes. PC: Giles Gonthier (CC by 2.0)2018-09-28T00:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/01/02/los-angeles-is-burning-so-whats-happening-to-the-bugs/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ir-sensors.pngIR sensorshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/firebeetle.jpgFirebeetlehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cali-wildfires.pngCali Wildfires2018-09-15T22:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/07/22/the-household-casebearer-is-a-little-weird-its-also-one-of-the-most-common-pests-we-get-asked-about/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/household-casebearer.jpgHousehold casebearerPhoto of household casebearer, from AaE inbox.2018-07-22T21:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/07/05/replay-of-live-video-on-anopheles-mosquitoes-of-madagascar-with-riley-tedrow/2018-08-16T17:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/06/03/ladybugs-as-invasive-species-what-does-the-science-say/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ladybug-distributions.pngLadybug distributionshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ladybug-declines.pngLadybug declineshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/harmonia-introduction.jpgHarmonia introductionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ladybug-comment-2.jpgLadybug comment 2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ladybug-comment-1.jpgladybug comment 1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ladybug-meme.jpgLadybug meme2019-08-26T14:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/05/22/a-look-at-resistance-management-in-biotechnology/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dvsnf7-resistance-mechanism.pngdvsnf7 resistance mechanismhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dsrna-wcr-resistance.pngdsRNA WCR resistancehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wcr-knockdown.pngWCR knockdown2018-05-23T02:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/05/03/googled_questions_entomology/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/maggots.pngmaggotsA forensic entomologist looks at a lot of these. PC: Tae Younghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/body_li.jpgDeath Scene Formhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/picture1.pngInsect Traps1) Pit Fall Trap 2) Berlese Funnel 3) Pheromone / Funnel Trap 4) Sticky Trap 5) Pan Trap https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/533084_3478285591052_422757543_n.jpgNetSometimes with limited successhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mimic.pngmimicTwo very different and unrelated insects that look similiarhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mozzie1.pngmozziehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mozzie.pngmozzieAedes mosquito. PC: Public Domainhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/19282005808_6a915d03c8_k.jpgDead Leaf MantisPC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/katydid.jpgkatydidPC: Nancy Miorelli 2020-05-13T22:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/03/29/caught-on-camera-a-wasp-party/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wasp-dominance-play.jpgWasp dominance playhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/waspboom.pngWaspboomhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wasp-swarm.jpgWasp swarm2018-05-04T15:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/03/12/ladybug-meme/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fixed-it.pngFIXED ITAll the misleading or wrong things. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tkapydj.giftKApydJhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/colorado_ladybugs.jpgAggregation of Lady BugsFriennnddss!! Over here friends!! PC: BTDenyer https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coccinella_septempunctata_reflexbluten_cropped.jpgReflex BleedingReflex bleeding. The little orange blob smells bad and tastes bad because it's full of alkaloids. PC: Grand-Duc (CC BY SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/yellow_shouldered_ladybird_apolinus_lividigaster_with_aphis_nerii.jpgYellow_Shouldered_Ladybird_(Apolinus_lividigaster)_with_Aphis_neriiI'm really only good at biting things smaller than me. Nomnomnom PC: Darren Gedye (CC BY SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/harmonia_axyridis01.jpgHarmonia axyridisNot so confident about that ID now, are we? PC: @entomarthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/7-spotted-ladybug-coccinella-septempunctata-sq1.jpg7-Spotted Ladybug - Coccinella septempunctata7 Spotted Lady Beetle PC: Dominik Stodulski (CC BY SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/psyllobora-vigintiduopunctata-6920.jpgPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataLady beetles make up some 6,000 species! PC: Olaf Leillinger (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/question.pngIs That Ladybug Meme True?This has been floating around facebook. So fact, or fiction?2021-01-27T14:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/02/20/what-is-an-arachnid/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tarantula1.jpgtarantula1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/spiderquiz.jpgspiderquiz2018-02-20T17:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/02/15/insect_courtship/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mating.pngMAtingPC: Schristia (CC BY SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/stool.pngstoolWhat a crappy stool. PC: Andi Gentsch (CC BY SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/q.png2018-02-15T23:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/15/insect_coitus/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/4599007812_f427ea4c6a_b.jpg4599007812_f427ea4c6a_bPC: Caramosca (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/drone2.gifdrone2A male bee with his endowment hanging out. You can see an SEM of the hooked bit here. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/stab-wound.pngstab woundOne of the stab wounds experiences by the female pirate bug. In addition to just bleeding out, this is the perfect entrance for pathogens. PC: Backhouse et al. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bedbugs.jpgbedbugsA male bed bug just stabbing a female to impregnate her. PC: Rickard Ignell (CC by SA1.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pirate-bug-penis1.pngPirate bug penisThe knife-like penis of the Warehouse Pirate Bug. PC: Backhouse et al. 2012https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pirate-bug-penis.pngPirate bug penisThe knife-like penis of the Warehouse Pirate Bug. PC: Backhouse et al. 2012 https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/warehouse-pirate-bug.jpgWarehouse pirate bugPC: USDAhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/beetle-kicking.jpgbeetle kickingPC: Mikel Polakhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/drosophila.jpgdrosophilaPC: Ehime Universityhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/drosophila.pngdrosophilaBringing you up close and personal to the various hairs, barbs, and spines on the Drosophila bipectinata penis. PC: Polak and Rashed 20102019-10-17T14:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2018/02/08/why-do-ticks-make-people-allergic-to-meat/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/deer-in-the-city.pngDeer in the cityhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/allergy-development.jpgAllergy developmenthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tick-allergy.pngTick allergyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alpha-gal.jpgAlpha Galhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cetuximab.jpgCetuximabhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/egf-biology.pngEGF Biologyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sergei-voronoff.pngSergei Voronoffhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lone-star-tick.pngLone Star Tick2018-04-23T04:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/11/02/black-out/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/eat-whatever.pngeat whateverI eat whatever, man. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/boreid_3.jpgboreid_3A snow scorpionfly is so adpated for cold that the heat from your hand is enough to cook it. PC:https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/geologic-time-drawing.jpggeologic-time-drawingPC: Ray Trollhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ice-age.pngice ageThe spread of the ice sheets in the Ice Age PC:https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/148951_3277176043439_1581720568_n.jpg148951_3277176043439_1581720568_nLacewings are primarily nocternal and rely heavily on the information that their antennae pick up. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/feelers.pngfeelersThis Tailless Whip Scorpion has a modified second pair of legs to act like antennae PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dry.pngdryMegaphorura arctica just becomes a raisin to survive the winter. PC:https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/9236939158_6e292d5c74_b.jpgWinterWinter is coming PC: Jonhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/q.pngQuestionWe got this one in our email from Devin2018-01-10T15:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/11/27/worm_shoe/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/play.pngplayOpens in a new windowhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23949569_10211041477728056_1284716628_o.jpg23949569_10211041477728056_1284716628_ohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/24115271_10211050557795052_1806641488_o.jpg24115271_10211050557795052_1806641488_oThe keel is the long piece of wood that the rest of the ships skeleton connects to. PC: Nancy Miorelli2017-12-06T17:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/09/birds-cows-hens-and-bugs-things-the-ladybug-is-not/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ladydog.jpgLadydogYou can wow everyone with your Ladydog. You can buy this here.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/21945456_8ad4a67572_o.jpg21945456_8ad4a67572_oPC: Seth Anderson (CC by SA 2.0) https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/graph.pngGraphY-Axis: Indicies per Million Words Found Here - Data from https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/virgin-mary-and-bug.pngVirgin Mary and bugLeft: Mary and Jesus (Passauer Gnadenbild 1517-1525). Public Domain. Right: Seven Spot Ladybird by Reytan (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/175107519_ff14f1ed6e_z.jpg175107519_ff14f1ed6e_zNomNomNom PC: Ian Marsman (CC by NC ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/huh.pnghuhSeriously - who's responsible for this? PC: Gilles San Martin (CC by SA 2.0)2017-11-11T15:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/11/10/which-of-these-arthropods-is-an-ant/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ant_mimics_quiz.pngAnt_Mimics_Quiz2017-11-10T21:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/10/01/can-insects-choke/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/5661846246_89a16790ab_o.jpg5661846246_89a16790ab_oYersinia pestis Bacteria (yellow) on flea gut spikes (purple) PC: NIAD (CC by SA 2.0)2017-10-02T13:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/11/can-bugs-spit-puke-or-do-both/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mathew-t-rader-honey.jpgMathew T Rader honeyHoneybee making honey. Don't let the description of the process gross you out, because honey is still totally delicious.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3218088869_8fb147f102_o.gif3218088869_8fb147f102_oMmmm beetle flavored slushie. My favorite. PC: Andy McLemore (CC by SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/180728501_69fe76d470_b.jpg180728501_69fe76d470_bSpittlebug Spit - but you know, it isn't actually spit. PC: Brad Smith (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/800px-silk_raw_01a.jpg800px-Silk_raw_01aRaw silk from the silkworm. It's not actually a "worm" but a caterpillar. PC: Elkagye (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tent-caterpillar.jpgtent caterpillarNice and roomy inside PC: JackFrost2121 (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/two-striped-grasshopper-ventral-backyard-arthropod-project.jpgTwo-Striped-grasshopper.ventral - backyard arthropod projectBack off, bro. Seriously, I taste bad. PC: Backyard Arthropod Projecthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5070517021_47f46edbe9_o.jpg5070517021_47f46edbe9_oI'm spitting into this beetle right now, you know, cuz I gotta eat too. PC: Gbohne (CC by SA 2.0)2017-10-01T15:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/09/19/can-you-hatch-eggs-taken-out-of-a-female-katydid/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pimpla.jpgPimplahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cricket-eggs.jpgCricket eggsCricket eggs. The eggs on the left have been fertilized, but remain unactivated. The eggs in the center have been fertilized and activated by submerging them in water. Image credit: Sarashina et. al 2003https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/katydid-eggs.jpgKatydid Eggs2017-10-04T05:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/09/08/help-us-out-by-taking-a-survey/2017-09-09T02:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/09/03/goop-offers-bug-repellent-at-6x-what-a-comparable-product-would-cost/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/goop.jpgGOOPhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lc-test.jpgLC test2017-09-04T01:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/08/27/are-there-invasive-insects-from-north-america-the-political-consequences-of-our-invasive-species/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cpb-damage.pngCPB damagehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/buffalo-bur.jpgBuffalo burhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cpb-pesticide-resistance.jpgCPB Pesticide Resistancehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cpb-mismanagement.jpgCPB mismanagement2017-08-28T17:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/27/what-insects-are-entomologists-afraid-of/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/eyebug.jpgEyebugEntomologists have some...weird occupational hazards. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prattkeeping.jpgPrattkeepinghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/f1.jpgF1Joe's daughter handling a male wasp. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cockroach-allergy.pngCockroach allergyThe demonstration is pretty simple. I hold a cockroach, and then break out in hives 10 minutes later.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/male-luna-moth.jpgMale luna mothFEAR ME! I WILL BITE YOU! LOL, J/K. I don't even have a mouth. I might give you the sniffles, though. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/honeybee-rna.jpgHoneybee RNAHoneybee mRNA extracted by Joe Ballenger from whole body honeybees.2017-08-21T21:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/about/rules/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rules-aae-2.pngRules AaE (2)2017-08-20T22:39:41+00:00weekly0.6https://askentomologists.com/2017/08/14/butterfly-moth/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/legs.pnglegsa) Antennae b) legs of brush footed butterfly PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/quiz.jpgQuizWhich do you think is the butterfly? Scroll to the bottom to find out. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tree.pngtreehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/families.pngfamiliesThe families of butterflies. PC: Nancy Miorelli Hedlyidae by James Sullivan 2017-08-17T19:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/08/05/storytelling-in-science-how-do-stories-work/2017-08-05T22:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/08/01/white-eyes-black-body-why-do-insect-eyes-turn-white-after-they-die/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bleach-damage.jpgBleach damagehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pterins.jpgPterinshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chalybion-wasp.jpgChalybion wasphttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cbs-flies.jpgCBS flieshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/wasp-picture.jpgWasp Picture2017-08-13T10:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/07/17/how-long-will-it-take-a-dead-bug-to-decay/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nerd_sniping.pngnerd_sniping2017-07-19T04:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/06/26/announcment-new-writer-joanie-mars/2017-07-19T20:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/06/20/wait-predatory-bees/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/promachus-pupa.jpgPromachus pupahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/promachus-larva.jpgPromachus larvahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bee-vs-fly.pngbee vs flyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/curt-bee.pngCurt bee2017-06-24T16:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/05/22/how-do-stored-product-pests-get-water/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bean-weevil-csiro.jpgPea weevils in cow peasBean weevils on beans, their favorite food. Their larvae live inside the beans, eat them from the inside out, and then chew their way out. They're very significant pests of beans in many parts of the world. Image credit: CSIRO via Wikipedia. License info: CC BY 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sugar-breakdown2.pngSugar breakdownhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sugar-vs-fat.pngSugar vs fatThe stuff bugs use to make energy is really important to water conservation. Sugars have a lot of chemically hidden water, while fats don't. It makes sense these bugs immediately digest water, but stock up on fat.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/water-balance.jpgWater balance2017-05-23T03:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/05/02/do-male-insects-have-sex-hormones/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/testosterone.jpgTestosteronehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/locusts.jpgLocustshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bilateral-gynandromorph.jpgBilateral gynandromorphhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/insect-ovaries.jpgInsect ovarieshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ecdysone.pngEcdysone2017-05-02T04:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/04/22/do-we-need-to-bring-back-ddt/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/paul-offit.jpgPaul Offithttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/malaria-elimination-timeline1.pngmalaria-elimination-timelinehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cdc-numbers1.pngcdc-numbershttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/malaria-elimination-timeline.pngmalaria-elimination-timeline2017-04-26T00:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/04/25/ddt-the-situation-today/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ivcc.jpgIVCChttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/costs-of-pesticide-production.jpgCosts of pesticide productionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pesticide-resistance-in-india.jpgPesticide resistance in India2017-06-21T07:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/04/17/fair-use/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17965910_10209445539390595_1933368010_n.jpg17965910_10209445539390595_1933368010_nA rainbow filter over a Harvestman Photo I took in the Maquipucuna Reserve. Feel free to use it how you wish =) Image Made with the PicsArt Apphttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled.pngInsect Unlocked10/10 Do recommend the "Insects Unlocked" project. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fly-comparison.jpgfly-comparisonTop: Sketch by Dan Pierro Bottom: Photograph by Alex Wild https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pintas-map.jpgpintas mapCopyright Map If you live on earth, you're probably in a country with a copyright law. PC: Pintas https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/composit-1.pngcomposit 1Left: Artistic Render by Cristina Right: Original Photograph by Igorhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wp_20150709_18_12_32_pro__highres.jpgWP_20150709_18_12_32_Pro__highresIt doesn't matter that I took this photo on my cellphone and uploaded it to Instagram. It's my photo. And it's copyrighted to me. That is its default nature. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pixel-por-pixel.pngpixel por pixel1) The photo by Igor 2) The painting by Cristina 3) The Overlay by Stephane De Greefehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/copy4s.jpgcopy4sPC: Dan Piraro https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/insects-unlocked.pnginsects unlockedWith over 900 photos you're sure to find something you'll want to use!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fair-use.pngfair useCreative Commons Licence.2017-04-17T21:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/04/10/why-are-insects-important/2017-04-10T18:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/14/what-happens-inside-a-cocoon/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/majestic.jpgMajesticMajestic Indeedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/yessshh.jpgyessshhYesss, notice my lack of eyes, antennae, and wings. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mushroom-bodies.jpgMushroom BodiesThe mushroom bodies are hilighted in this Drosophila head. Schindelin and Heisenberg, 2006https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/antennapedia.jpgantennapediaWhen job differentiation goes wrong. F. R. Turner at Indiana University.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mutant-fly-3.gifMutant AntennaeClose up of the antennae that turned into eyes. Halder et al. 2010https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mutant-fly.gifMutant flyHere, the imaginal discs were coded wrong in the beginning. A) Eyes for antennae B) An eye structure on the wing C) Antenal part where half is an eye structure D) A leg with an eye on it. Halder et al. 2010https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/imaginal-disc.jpgImaginal DiscThis is a diagram of a fruit flay. Fruit flies don't have a hind pair of wings, instead have a little knob called a "haltere". Here you can see the imaginal discs that make up different adult structure. Diagram by Morata G, 2001https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wing-pad.jpgWing Padhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wing-padz.jpgwing padYou can really see the wing pads, and how the wings develop in this Dark Caerulean Butterfly pupa. Photo by Horace Tan https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/butterfly.jpgInner BeautyArt by ThePoppyTree2017-04-07T15:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/04/03/changing-times/2017-04-02T23:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/03/28/is-oxygen-the-reason-insects-were-so-big-way-back-when/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/beetle-trachea.jpgBeetle tracheahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/drosophila-trachea-staining.jpgDrosophila trachea staininghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fly-size-oxygen.pngFly size oxygen2017-04-04T01:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/03/14/tough-shell/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17195349_10209131007007482_593272479_o.jpg17195349_10209131007007482_593272479_ohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/picture1.jpgPicture1Chalcidid wasp walking on an already parasitized hawk moth caterpillar. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17200026_10209104139535812_1695334826_o.jpg17200026_10209104139535812_1695334826_ohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17105865_10209081811177617_1795582086_o.jpg17105865_10209081811177617_1795582086_o2017-03-14T21:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/03/11/can-i-toss-that-bug-outside-during-winter/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ladybird-aggregation.jpgLadybird aggregation2017-12-09T03:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/03/05/why-are-the-wasps-in-my-neighborhood-changing/2017-03-05T19:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/02/07/entolegality-do-entomologists-have-special-bug-privileges/2017-02-07T09:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/01/13/why-is-spider-silk-so-strong-can-we-scale-it-up/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk-strength.pngspider-silk-strengthhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk-fibril.pngspider-silk-fibrilhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk-semi-crystal.pngspider-silk-semi-crystalImage credit: Blackledge, 2012https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/beta-sheet.pngbeta-sheetHow beta-sheets work. The figure on the left is what we're interested in. Dotted lines are hydrogen bonds between protein segments.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk-molecule.pngspider-silk-moleculeSpider silk under unloaded (initial), loaded (extension), and breaking (failure) stress. Image credit: Brahtzel & Buhler 2011https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk3.pngspider-silkA spider on a web eating shows us how many different types of silk spiders produce. A single web consists of a sturdy silk (dragline silk), connected to a stretchy silk (flagelliform silk), which is coated in a sticky substance (aggregate silk). The dragline and flagelliform silk are glued together with attachment cement (piriform silk), which is a fourth type of silk made from the silk glands. When the spider captures prey, it restrains its movement using aciniform silk. Not shown is the silk which coats eggs (cylindrical silk), or reinforcement silk (minor ampullate silk). Image credit: Jeroen Mul, via Flikr. License info: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Image modified from original.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/spider-silk2.pngspider-silkA spider on a web eating shows us how many different types of silk spiders produce. A single web consists of a sturdy silk (dragline silk), connected to a stretchy silk (flagelliform silk), which is coated in a sticky substance (aggregate silk). The dragline and flagelliform silk are glued together with attachment cement (piriform silk), which is a fourth type of silk made from the silk glands. When the spider captures prey, it restrains its movement using aciniform silk. Not shown is the silk which coats eggs (cylindrical silk), or reinforcement silk (minor ampullate silk). Image credit: Patrick Verheij, via Flikr. License info: 2017-01-14T22:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2017/01/09/how-can-i-raise-praying-mantids-inside-during-winter/2017-09-27T20:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/12/08/striking-gold/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chrys.jpgchryshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/conserved-structure1.pngconserved-structureInsects from unrelated groups have independently formed the same structure to produce silvers and golds. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/beetle.pngbeetleA golden tortoise beetle changing colors. PC: rcfranklin02003https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/conserved-structure.pngconserved-structureInsects from unrelated groups have independently formed the same structure to produce silvers and golds. (Neville, 1977) PC: Kohichiro Yoshida (CC by NC 2.0 Achom Halley (CC by SA 4.0) Barnsley Iad https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/layers.pnglayersPupa of Euploea core showing the extreme shinyness of the chrysalis and the METAL structure that makes it. (Steinbrecht et al. 1985)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/keel.pngkeelThe raised peaks above the carotenoid in the monach butterfly chrysalis. (Rothschild et al. 1978)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/question1.pngquestionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/question.pngquestion2018-10-07T00:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/12/22/how-can-you-tell-how-old-a-caterpillar-is/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bee-head-capsule-size.pngBee head capsule sizehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/papilio-glaucus-new-vs-old.jpgPapilio glaucus new vs old2016-12-08T16:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/09/update-to-previous-post-unlikely-sisters/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/arolia.jpgAroliahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/alienoptera-2.pngAlienoptera 2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ocelli-comparison.pngOcelli comparisonhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/femoral-brush.jpgFemoral brushhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/alienoptera.pngAlienoptera2016-12-08T16:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/06/so-lets-talk-about-another-type-of-gmo-for-a-minute/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/recoding1.pngrecodingGenomic recoding: a simplistic view. Picture modified from Isaacs et. al, 2013 by Joe Ballenger.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/central-dogma.jpgCentral dogmahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/codon-table1.pngCodon table1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/amino-acid.pngAmino acidhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/genetic-challenge.pngGenetic challenge2016-12-08T16:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/11/why-is-oxitec-using-tetracycline-for-a-genetic-switch-why-not-something-else/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tetfigure.pngTetfigure2016-12-08T16:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/24/do-insects-get-trapped-in-water-drops-why-arent-they-constantly-drowning/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/morpho-diagram-simplified.pngMorpho diagram simplifiedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/morpho-wings.pngMorpho Wingshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hairy-situation.jpgHairy situationhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/water-beading-on-beetle.jpgwater beading on beetlehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hydrogen-bonding.pngHydrogen bondinghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hydrophilic-vs-hydrophobic1.jpgHydrophilic vs hydrophobic1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dew-covered-butterfly1.jpgDew covered butterflyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/termites1.jpgTermites12016-12-08T16:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/26/zika-virus-update/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/microcephaly-vs-population-jpg1.pngMicrocephaly vs population.JPGhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/zika-evolution.jpgZika evolution2016-12-08T16:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/30/what-happens-when-two-queen-bees-meet/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/halictus-sexcinctus.jpgHalictus sexcinctusHalictus sexcinctus, a bee which can adopt a wide variety of social strategies. Image credit: Fritz-Geller Grimm, via Wikimedia Commons. Image credit: CC BY-SA 3.02021-01-27T16:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/04/07/why-do-some-insects-pee-sugar/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anastasia-question.jpgAnastasia questionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lanternfly.jpgLanternflyhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sucrose1.pngSucrose2016-12-08T16:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/06/17/if-i-am-allergic-to-honeybees-am-i-also-allergic-to-other-bees/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/phospholipase.jpgPhospholipasehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bee-stung-dog.jpgBee stung dogPets can also suffer from allergies. While occasionally adorable, it's also really serious. Image Credit: Oakley Originals. License info: CC-BY-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/antibodies.pngAntibodies2016-12-08T16:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/07/02/6951/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cobweb.jpgCobwebhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pholcus.jpgPholcus2016-12-08T16:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/07/31/cockroach-milk-is-not-the-next-superfood/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/milk-crystal.pngMilk crystalhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/glossina-ovary.pngGlossina ovaryhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/diploptera.jpgDiploptera2016-12-08T16:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/08/29/do-insects-feel-pain/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/animal-pain.jpgAnimal pain2020-06-23T20:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2014/12/17/is-the-smallest-multicelled-organism-an-insect/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fairyfly1.jpgFairyflyThe fairyfly floats on air currents with its little feathery wings.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fairyfly.jpgFairyflyLittle feathery wings help the fairyfly float on air currents. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/plankton.jpgPlanktonStygotantulus stocki is the smallest recorded animal2016-12-08T16:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/09/14/bees-carrying-leaves-whats-up-with-that-2/2017-06-12T20:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/09/29/how-much-water-can-ants-drink/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/c-rufipes.jpgc-rufipeshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1439.jpgimg_1439https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/labium.pnglabiumhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/insect-mouthparts.pnginsect-mouthparts2017-08-31T09:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/26/how-do-insects-breathe-part-2-parasites/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/epipyropidae.jpgEpipyropidaeThat big white thing on the bug's booty is another bug. Specifically, it's a caterpillar which feeds on planthoppers.2016-12-08T16:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/01/is-there-any-truth-to-the-rumor-that-ants-eat-cows-people-and-crops/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pharaoh_ant04.jpgpharaoh_ant04Pharaoh ants in a light switch. Picture courtesy of University of Nebraska Entomology Department.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/eciton_burchellii.jpgEciton_burchelliiThis is what a more typical encounter with army ants looks like. Eciton army ants in Panama. Picture courtesy of Smartse, via Wikimedia commons. License info: CC BY SA 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/army-ants.jpgArmy AntsEciton army ant photographed near Quito, Ecuador in 2012. Photographer: Joe Ballenger2017-08-06T12:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/13/why-do-argentine-ants-from-georgia-fight-each-other-but-argentine-ants-from-california-tolerate-one-another/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ant-communication.jpgAnt communicationAnts 'talk' to one another by tapping each other with their antennae, and this picture shows two ants having a pleasant conversation. Picture credit: Dzlpl, via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-SA 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/argentine-ants.jpgArgentine antsArgentine ants tending their nest. Picture courtesy of Robert Lord Zimlich, via BugGuide.net. License info: CC-BY-ND-NC1.02016-12-08T16:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/21/ids/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/say-hi.pngsay hiBe brave and say hi! Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys desiccata). Native to Malaysia. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fly-bristles1.pngfly bristlesA lot of fly identification is matching bristle patterns on the thorax. PC: Triplehorn & Johnson. Borror and Delong's Introduction to the Study of Insects.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beetles.pngBeetlesPC: Bugboy52.40 (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bugs.pngRed BugsThese are both called red bugs. The chigger is called a "Red Bug" in Georgia where the Apple Red Bug is called a "Red Bug" in the North. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fly-bristles.pngfly bristlesA lot of fly identification is matching bristle patterns on the thorax. PC: Triplehorn & Johnson. Borror and Delong's Introduction to the Study of Insects.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bug-and-fly.pngbug and flyPC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/seaside.pngSeasideA Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice ) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sharpshooters.pngsharpshootersIn this field guide, several sharpshooters (Cicadellidae) are only listed to the genus level. PC: Kenn Kaufman and Eric Eaton from the Kaufman Field Guide to insects of North Americahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photinus_pyralis_firefly_2.jpgPhotinus_pyralis_Firefly_2A firefly in flight. PC: art farmer (CC by SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flies.jpgFliesI recently found these flies on the beach on New Jersey. I sent this pic to my friend, Morgan, who is a fly taxonomist, who told me that they're a non native from Japan and haven't been recorded in New Jersey yet. 2016-12-08T16:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/10/11/how-do-i-relocate-insects-and-spiders/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1303.jpgIMG_1303The cup method demonstrated using a beer glass, and a pair of insects volunteered from Joe's backyard. Both insects were released unharmed.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lep-relocation.jpglep relocationButterfly houses usually receive their stocks as pupae, which means that they may need to be relocated several times before, during, and after display. Image Credit: Puno 3000 License Info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lep-cremaster.pngLep cremasterNote the white stuff at the top of the cremaster. That's silk, which makes these sorts of pupae very easy to relocate. Unfortunately, not all pupae have this. So be careful when relocating butterfly pupae.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ladybug-cremaster.pngLadybug cremasterhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/polistes-residential.jpgPolistes residentialTo move this nest, you would need to capture all these wasps alive and snip the nest off the awning. Image credit: Duncan Drennan License info: CC BY-NC 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/monarch-pupa-siding.jpgMonarch pupa sidingIf this homeowner wanted to replace their siding, this could be a bad situation for this developing butterfly. Image Credit: McBeth License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moving-bugs-flowchart.pngMoving bugs flowchart2020-07-24T01:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/12/01/why-cant-you-buy-a-jar-of-fireflies-or-what-factors-decide-which-insects-are-sold-online/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/serenity1.jpgSerenity1Pyrocoelia are fireflies which have been investigated as potential biological control agents of invasive land snails. Aquatic species have been considered for control of aquatic snails. Image credit: 威翰 陳 License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cmac.pngCmacColeomegilla maculata is a very important, if underutilized, biocontrol agent. It's a textbook example of why economics makes biological control very difficult. Image credit: Kurt Faler, via flikr License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p-metallica.jpgP. metallicaPoecilotheria metallica, a very beautiful spider native to India. It's very pretty, but has quite a bite. Image credit: Søren Rafn, via Wikimedia commons. License info: CC BY-SA 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/orius.jpgOriusOrius, a very small and very important biological control agent of thrips. This is the sort of thing you can buy online...if you like small bugs that eat thrips. Image credit: Boris Loboda License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/leafbug.jpgLeafbughttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kermes.jpgKermes2017-05-27T05:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/05/4063/2016-12-08T16:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/12/07/what-have-we-learned-about-science-communication-over-the-past-year-of-answering-your-questions/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/insect-taxa.pngInsect taxahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aae-questions.pngAaE Questionshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aae-readership.pngAaE Readership2016-12-08T16:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/12/16/why-do-social-insects-die-facefirst-in-the-nest/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dead-dolichovespula.pngDead Dolichovespula2016-12-08T16:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/01/12/what-proportion-of-insects-dying-in-captivity-is-considered-normal/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/clorox_bleach_products.jpgClorox_Bleach_productshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/paracotalpa_puncticollis_variation_sjh.jpgParacotalpa_puncticollis_variation_sjhhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/butterfly-house.jpgButterfly housePictured: Not what you'd see in natural conditions. Image credit: Nathan & Jenny, via Flikr License info: 2016-12-08T16:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/01/23/which-arthropod-pets-are-good-for-beginners/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8354871959_4ecff1b1fa_z.jpg8354871959_4ecff1b1fa_zPoecilotheria metallica is probably one of the most beautiful spiders in the world, but it packs a nasty bite. It's not a beginner species. Image credit: William Foster, via Flikr License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/800px-moriopop.jpg800px-MoriopopSuperworms, which are different than mealworms, live in wood as larvae. So they need to be isolated from their siblings before they can complete their lifecycle. Image credit: Evanherk, via Flikr. License info: CC BY-SA 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blaberus_giganteus_wroclaw_zoo-3.jpgBlaberus_giganteus_(Wroclaw_zoo)-3Cockroaches can be very beautiful, something we take great pride in pointing out on Facebook. Over time, however, they might become dangerous because their poop causes severe allergies. Image Credit: Guérin Nicolas, via Wikimedia Commons. License info: CC BY-SA 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/obt-threat.jpgOBT threatIf your tarantula does this, it's not asking for a hug. This is a threat display, and the spider WILL bite if you attempt to handle it. Image credit: Matt Reinbold, via Flikr. License info: CC BY SA 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brachypelma.jpgBrachypelmaBrachypelma tarantulas are very common in the pet trade, and are highly prized because of their docile nature and ease of care. They live in burrows, and collection methods are very destructive. International trade of spiders from this genus is banned by CITES, and virtually all captive specimens of this species are captive bred. Photo credit: Sean Murray, via Flikr License info: CC BY-SA 2.02016-12-08T16:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/01/29/so-whats-the-deal-with-zika-virus-whats-going-on-in-brazil/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zika-map-2.pngZika map 2 Simplified timeline of Zika outbreaks, in relation to geographic area. Asterisks denote approximate locations. Map image credit: Lokal_Profil, via Wikimedia commons. License info: Public domain. Image modified to show timeline of Zika transmission by Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tmdq.pngTMDQhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/virus.pngVIrushttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zika-map.pngZika maphttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rhesus-macaque.pngRhesus macaqueRhesus Macaque, looking about like I did when I started reading about Zika virus. Image credit: Einar Fredriksen License info: CC BY-SA 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zika-mouse-brain.pngZika mouse brainBrain of mouse experimentally infected with Zika virus. Normally, the cells in this structure are organized and neat like on the left. During Zika infection, the cells become disorganized. Blood vessels also expand, and holes in tissue appear during viral infection. Image credit: Bell, et. al 1971https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/microcephaly.jpgMicrocephalyA 17 year-old from Ghana displaying symptoms of microcephaly, which may not be related to Zika. There are many causes for this disease, including pathogens unrelated to Zika virus. Image credit: Allison Stillwell Young, via Flikr License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aedes.jpgAedesAedes mosquitoes are the vectors for Zika virus. Aedes aegypti, shown on the left, is the main vector. Aedes albopictus, on the right, has been implicated as being a main vector in some outbreaks but is considered a poor vector of the disease.2016-12-08T16:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/04/14/how-long-have-cicadas-been-around/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/magicicada.pngMagicicadahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cicada-exoskeletons.pngCicada exoskeletons2017-07-16T13:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/05/05/microcephaly-zika-correlation-and-causation-the-science-behind-cdcs-confirmation-of-zika-and-microcephaly/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spurious-correlation-2.jpgSpurious correlation 2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spurious-correlations.jpgSpurious correlations2016-12-08T16:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/06/06/family-planning-in-the-age-of-zika-how-do-i-avoid-mosquitoes/2016-12-08T16:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/06/25/what-are-carpet-beetles-doing-on-my-cilantro/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anthrenus-on-flowers.jpgAnthrenus on flowers2019-06-12T16:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/07/25/do-insects-have-personalities/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/assay-explanation.jpgAssay explanationhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white-function.jpgWhite function2016-12-08T16:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/07/12/how-similar-is-entomology-to-pokemon-do-scientists-ever-make-bugs-fight/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/copidosoma-larvae.jpgCopidosoma larvaeCopidosoma larvae, removed from hosts. Soldier larvae (a) function as guards, while reproductive larvae (b) develop into adult wasps.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/braconid-larva.jpgBraconid larvaTypical first-instar Braconid soldier larva. Image Credit: Clausen, 19402016-12-08T16:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/09/06/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-scientist/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/climbing1.jpgclimbing1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7759.jpgimg_77592016-12-08T16:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/10/20/theres-a-lot-of-misinformation-about-spider-bites-on-the-internet-and-some-of-it-comes-from-academic-websites/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yss.jpgyss2016-12-08T16:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/11/06/are-brown-widows-as-dangerous-as-black-widows/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/widow-bites.pngwidow-biteshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/widow-venom.pngwidow-venomhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/widow-ld50.jpgwidow-ld50https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/widow-bites.jpgwidow-biteshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/widowquestion.jpgwidowquestion2018-09-07T01:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/11/24/interacting-with-ekboms-sufferers-guidelines-from-the-dermatology-literature/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/morgellons-groups.pngmorgellons-groupsTypical examples of Morgellons support groups, with identifying information censored. These groups can be somewhat large, very active, and are usually very secretive about their members. Many will present themselves as amateur researchers. Identifying information has been blacked out to respect that secrecy, and to discourage people from joining such groups.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/simulated-specimen-sign.jpgsimulated-specimen-sign2021-02-10T02:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/11/22/scibugs-collections-etsy-shop/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ollage.pngollageFor those of you who really like bling, you can find this item here. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/collage1.pngcollageYou can even get these lovelies here!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/collage.pngcollageYou can even get these lovelies right here!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/banner-1.pngEtsy BannerVisit my Etsy Shop and get cool beetle bling!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161009_102636.jpg20161009_102636https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161008_135610.jpg20161008_135610https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20160804_121015.jpgMy JobI get free room and board and get to do basically this all day. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20160709_165948.jpg20160709_1659482016-12-08T16:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/10/07/never-growing-up-why-are-there-insects-which-dont-go-through-metamorphosis/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/acanthopsyche-male.jpgacanthopsyche-malehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/strepsiptera-lifecycle.pngstrepsiptera-lifecyclehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/paedogenic-lifecycle.pngpaedogenic-lifecyclehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/acanthopsyche.jpgacanthopsycheExtreme reduction of body parts in the female Acanthopsyche bagworm moth. Note the lack of a hardened cuticle, legs, and wings. Eggs are visible through the body wall. Image credit: Janet Graham via Flickr. License info: CC-BY-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/atlas-moth.jpgatlas-mothAdult female atlas moth, showing the huge wing-to-body ratio. Image credit: Alias 0591, via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/psychid-adult.pngpsychid-adult2016-10-07T05:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/05/30/fleeting-moments-how-long-do-butterflies-live/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13313937_10206983901171178_1037036831_o-1.jpgMonarchPC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/birdwing.pngbirdwingThis is one of the few insects that's on the endangered species list. International trade is illegal. PC: Robert Nash (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13282625_10206983904971273_53494085_o-1.jpg13282625_10206983904971273_53494085_o (1)Heliconius butterflies feed on pollen which is rich in protein and amino acids. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp_20150807_11_10_25_pro.jpgWP_20150807_11_10_25_Prohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13340424_10206983900171153_862552804_o.jpg13340424_10206983900171153_862552804_oThis gorgeous metalmark will probably only flit around for a few weeks PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/question-real.pngquestion realWe received this question through our bloggy partner Entohub.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/question.pngquestionWe received this question through EntoHub one of our bloggy partners. 2016-09-25T00:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/09/23/why-cant-male-bees-or-wasps-sting/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bee-penis.jpgBee penisPenis of a male honeybee. Bee penises are pretty fragile, and the penis of the male honeybee explodes with a really loud pop during the mating process. This single ejaculation kills the bee. So it's just not very well suited to defense. Picture credit: Michael L Smith, via Wikimedia Commons. License info: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pseudostinger.pngPseudostingerPicture of a male Scoliid wasp, with the pseudostinger highlighted in red. Picture credit: Jeff Hollenbeck License info: CC-BY-ND-NC 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pergidae.jpgPergidaePergid sawfly demonstrating how ovipositor is used in the most primitive wasps. Picture credit: Jean and Fred via Flikr License info: CC-BY-NC-2.0 2020-01-22T16:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/08/19/so-youre-in-the-tropics-named-a-new-species-yet/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wp_20151020_11_58_50_pro.jpgdamageI promise I won't do *much* damage. *Evil grin*https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wp_20151009_08_11_54_pro.jpgMaquiIf you come help, you can live here! Not a bad tradoff I'd say. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/untitled.pngGenitaliaSnodgrass even can help you know what kind of bug genitalia you're looking at. Thanks bro!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/14045484_10207537345366937_881190274_o.jpgMoth SheetOur moth sheet in Ecuador. So yeah there's probably a dozen or so new species on it. Anyone want to look at really tiny brown moths? https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ectatomma.jpgEctatommaPC: Alex Wild (Public Domain)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/28403403273_b003409f09_b.jpgSilk Moth CaterpillarsAnd don't even get us started on larva or caterpillars. PC: Andreas Kay (CC BY-NC-CA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1010656_10200374993192609_1121852139_n.jpgSemiotus bispinusSemiotus bispinus probably. But there are several other similar looking species. 2016-08-23T15:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/05/03/facebug-challenge-ecuador-earthquake-relief-update/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/strength.pngstrengthEven the tractor can't pull it down. Watch the video here. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13086896_984459834978358_2346519907770484782_o.jpgBuildingPhoto Credit: Nicolas Riofriohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chibis21.pngdrawingsI'll draw you! Left is classic AaE style and right is Chibi, you donate $10 I'll draw for you. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/big-moth.pngbig mothI like putting bugs on my face. Comment below with "Put the Bugs On Your Face!" to pledge 1 dollar for every bug I manage to get on my face at one time. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13071841_10154741205267388_3568610563358729827_o.jpgLets build these!Starting May 16, we're going to start building as many of these that we have the money for!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/aae.pngAaEThis was from when I did the blog post with Dr. Julie Lesnik. She thinks about eating bugs in an evolutionary time frame. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13055129_10154748733057388_1230310198802243344_o.jpgPitching inSo let's pitch in together to get this done! Photo Credit: Manuel Pallareshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13096234_10208942684505631_8888175265714687916_n.jpgSpaceYou can fit a couple mattresses and a mini kitchen in here! Photo Credit: Manuel Pallareshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/house-fell.pnghouse fellHer house fell and in 50 seconds, basically everything she owned was gone. But now she get get on her feet again with ones of these temporary houses. Photo Credit: Manuel Pallareshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13112825_10154760030052388_2230231730387036036_o.jpgInside casitaThe inside! Help us give people home. 2016-05-12T11:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/05/11/ecuador-update-3-from-facebug-to-housing/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/truck.pngtruckThis will be us may 14! PC: Manuel Pallares2016-05-11T21:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/04/28/earthquake-relief-in-ecuador/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/uga.pngUGAhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wp_20151021_07_46_26_pro__highres.jpgMaquiI live here, Internet is a thing that's hard to come by. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/13128684_10206790821144298_1848419070_o.jpgWe *do* have some fun among our work!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fixable.jpgfixableThis? This isn't fixable in 2 weeks. So they'll need help for a while. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donations2.pngdonationsHere's a quick and dirty list of things that you could help donate or help us buy. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/happy-fam.jpghappy famHere's my friend's sister-in-law, her son, and her husband who made the trip to my friends house to get out of the affected area. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/movi.pngmoviMovistar, one of cell phone carriers, is giving 1,000 free minutes and 1,000 free SMS to people in the affected areas of Ecuador. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donations1.pngdonationsHere's some things that you can donate or help me purchase to help out!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donations.pngdonationsHere's a short list of things you can donate or help me buy. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sleeping-in-the-streets.jpgsleeping in the streets=(2016-05-02T04:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/22/questions-about-head-lice/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/head-louse.jpgPediculus humanus capitisFemale human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. Technical settings : - focus stack of 46 images - microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) directly on the body (with adapter ~30 mm)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nits.jpgLouse eggEgg of the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) on a hair. The picture was taken after an anti-lice treatment (Oxyphthirine - a substance based on Triglycerid producing a kind of film at the surface of the eggs and lice that induce asphyxia). This egg is therefore dead and its aspect can be slightly different from an alive egg. It seems to be slightly deshydrated. Scale : egg length= 0.57 mm Technical settings : - focus stack of 42 images - microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) on bellow (160 mm extension)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/head-louse-note.jpgHead Louse note2020-08-20T12:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/03/18/the-entomologist-hobbyist/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled.pngCollectionNot all collections just have to be bugs in boxes haphazardly. This one was created by one of our student workers specifically for outreach and I love the creative design! PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/377465_2453423330136_1756848458_n.jpgCollectionMy insect collection from Grad School. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/microscope.pngmicroscopeI built this crude microscope out of plexiglass, a handlens, and a #laser pointer lens. The microscope works in conjunction with my phone. The picture I took is of the scales that cover the butterfly wing. Each scale is about 60µm. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12067124_10206455322397039_1008203421_n.jpgManual FocusThis is a shot from my Nokia Icon which has a manual focus optionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/anigif_mobile_759098f0e7e0623a67f9ea5c42772eca-9.gifanigif_mobile_759098f0e7e0623a67f9ea5c42772eca-9Showing your friends your fandom and or all your bug pictures...https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/question.pngquestion2016-03-19T04:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2016/02/18/a-night-in-the-museum/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12565593_10205816133468115_4785297962418430158_n.jpg12565593_10205816133468115_4785297962418430158_nhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/480125_10200374995672671_192185723_n.jpgA Cornell drawer containing butterflies. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sin-tc3adtulo3.pngDrawerThese slide mounts are kept in a tip-proof file cabinet. Each drawer weighs 300lbs. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sin-tc3adtulo2.pngSin título2These compactors are how you store seven football fields worth of organisms in only a few floors worth of space.Each compactor weighs 25,000lbs. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sin-tc3adtulo.pngSin títuloThese bottles go into a specific room that's humidity and temperature controlled to maintain the integrity of the specimens.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/collections-incuba.pngcollections incubaThese pictures are from my trip to Cuba. While these pictures were taken in 2015, they're still stuck using storing technology from effectivley they early 1900's. This means a lot of specimens are damaged and lost and the system just isn't very efficient.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/digitize.pngdigitizeScience Needs You! Help us digitize our collections. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tiuger-bettes.pngtiuger bettesTiger Beetles in a collection in Cuba showing label data from several periods. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/museum1.pngmuseum1This is from my https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/11351139_10204763117612977_3714122028169221024_n.jpg11351139_10204763117612977_3714122028169221024_nOne of the drawers from Havana Cuba's Natural History Collection2016-03-16T03:56:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/12/10/how-do-butterflies-make-boys-and-girls/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/monarch-sex-det.pngMonarch sex dethttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/trichop-and-micropterigidae-sex-det.jpgTrichop and Micropterigidae sex dethttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lep-sex-det.jpgLep sex det2018-08-20T20:34:10+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/11/23/why-dont-spiders-have-wings/2015-12-06T06:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/11/16/were-on-an-adventure-esa-2015/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wp_20151116_08_43_04_pro.jpgWP_20151116_08_43_04_ProMiles nailing his presentation about parasitoid wasps. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wp_20151115_20_35_03_pro.jpgWP_20151115_20_35_03_Prohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wp_20151115_19_49_16_pro.jpgWP_20151115_19_49_16_ProKatherine wears her research on her nail polish and it's adorable. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wp_20151115_17_40_00_pro.jpgWP_20151115_17_40_00_ProCarly is an amazing scientist but also draws super cool comics!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6tag_161115-162222.jpg6tag_161115-162222Joe and I were working on our talk for tomorrow this afternoon!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2008-0712-mpls-panorama.jpgMinneapolisBobak Ha'Eri (CC by SA 3.0)2015-11-19T20:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/11/07/the-mystery-of-the-old-stable-why-are-there-flies-all-over-the-place/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cfly.jpgCFlyCluster flies can be a real...cluster...um, nuisance. Image credit: Katja Schulz via Flikr License info: (CC BY 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bbfly.jpgBBFlyBlue-bottle fly, also known as a blowfly. Likes: long walks on rotting corpses. Dislikes: Earthworms Image credit: DRSPIEGEL14, via Flikr License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 2015-11-07T08:03:32+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/25/through-the-compound-eye/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/big-eyed-fly.pngbig eyed flyA male Big Eyed Fly. It's entire head is a pair of eyes. (Diptera: Pipunculidae) PC: Marcello Consolo (CChttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ocelli1.pngDobsonflyThis Dobsonfly has both compound eyes and ocelli. (Neuroptera: Corydalidae) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14434744499_aef0762bbd_k.jpgFlyPhoto Credit: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nectar-guide.jpgNectar GuideA flower photographed under white and UV light. the UV image shows the nectar guide for insects like a landing strip. PC: Plantsurfer (CC BY SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hoverly-2.pngHoverHover Fly (Syrphidae) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/maggot.jpgmaggotI'm a maggot and nothing more than a breathing digestive system. PC: CedricDW (CC by SA 3.0) https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eyes.pngEyesThese three animals all have eyes but they all work in very different ways! PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/day-vs-night-flier.pngday vs night flierGenerally day flying insects have one rhabdom associated with one ommatidium. In night flying insects, one rhabdom can receive information from several ommatidia. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/diopsidae.jpgDiopsidaeStalk Eyed Fly PC: Rob Knell (CC By SA 2.5)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horsefly.pngHorse fly EyesPC: Thomas Shahan (CC2022-01-17T12:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/10/28/mythwits-podcast-how-do-parasites-do-the-whole-mind-control-thing-on-their-hosts-and-does-this-happen-in-people/2015-10-31T03:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/10/20/symbionts-in-insects-part-1-what-do-they-do/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/parancistrocerus-acarinarium.jpgParancistrocerus acarinariumImage highlighting the acarinarium, a built-in mite purse used by some solitary wasps. Image credit: Cotinis, via BugGuide.net License info: CC-BY-ND-NC-1.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pdv-diagram.pngPDV diagramDiagram demonstrating how Polydnaviruses are introduced into hosts during parasitism. Image Credit: Ikehiker, via Wikimedia Commons License info: Public Domain2015-10-31T03:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/10/02/why-are-woolly-apple-aphids-flying-around-everywhere/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wooly-apple-aphid-fb.jpgWooly apple aphid FBhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aphid-lc.pngAphid LC2015-10-31T03:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/09/27/please-stop-sharing-the-wasps-are-jerks-memes/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wasps-are-jerks2.pngWasps are jerks2Typical examples of 'wasps are jerks memes'. The picture on the left was originally posted here in 2011, while the picture on the right is a product of Henry Kane farms, a humor site.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hymenopteran-deaths.pngHymenopteran deathshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wasp-assholes.pngWasp assholes2019-09-29T21:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/09/10/mosquitoes-love-cheese-heres-why/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/anopheles.pngAnophelesAnopheles gambiae feeding. Image credit: CDC, via Wikimedia commons License info: Public Domainhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aedes-cheese-post.jpgAedes cheese posthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aedes-cheese.pngAedes cheesePicture Credit: Pamela Monks Almedia, via The Entomology Group2016-05-22T16:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/09/14/why-are-cicadas-showing-up-dead-on-my-porch/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/boots-cicada.pngBoots cicadahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cicada-killer-wasp.jpgCicada killer waspPictured: Single mom doing the best she can to provide for her family. Keep up the hard work, mom! Picture credit: USFWS, via Flikr License info: CC BY 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tibicen.jpgTibicenPicture Credit: Fredlyfish4, via Flikr License info: CC BY-SA 2.0 2017-09-21T10:06:30+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/09/02/what-did-these-wasps-manage-to-get-themselves-stuck-in/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fossil-spider-wasp.jpgFossil spider waspPicture Credit: Oregon State University License info: CC-BY-SA-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mystery-goo.jpgMystery goo2015-09-03T00:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/30/stink-bugs-telling-the-good-ones-from-the-bad-ones/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stink-bug-id-corrected1.pngStink bug ID correctedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stink-bug-id-corrected.pngStink bug ID correctedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stink-bug-id.pngStink bug ID2021-06-24T17:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/25/i-saw-some-roaches-dancing-what-are-they-doing/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/calling-female-cockroach.jpgCalling female cockroachYoo-hoo! Over heeeeeere!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cockroach-calling.pngCockroach calling2020-10-14T02:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/23/whats-going-on-with-the-bugs-at-burning-man/2015-08-23T23:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/20/why-is-this-chrysalis-always-dripping/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/host-feeding.jpgHost feedinghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chalcidid-vs-pteromalid3.pngChalcidid vs Pteromalidhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pteromalus.jpgPteromalushttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/monarchs-dead.pngMonarchs deadhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/splotchy-chrysalis1.jpgsplotchy chrysalishttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/splotchy-chrysalis.jpgsplotchy chrysalishttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/monarch-parasitoid.jpgMonarch parasitoidhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/monarch-chrysalis.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2015-08-22T03:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/17/do-wasps-bite-and-does-their-saliva-have-any-defensive-properties/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/waspquestion.jpgwaspquestionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2-heptanone-anatomy.png2-heptanone anatomyA diagram showing where 2-heptanone is produced and excreted by the honeybee. Picture credit: Stavros Markopoulos License info: CC-BY-ND-NC-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wax-moth.jpgwax mothWax moths are caterpillars which burrow through wax frames, and eat the coocoons bees leave behind when they emerge. Bees don't like them because they destroy their house as they eat, as seen in this picture. Picture credit: di.wineanddine, via Flikr License info: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/honey-badger.jpgHoney badgerContrary to popular belief, honey badgers care deeply about a lot of things. Picture credit: Peter Trimming, via Flikr License info: CC BY 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/velvet-ant.jpgVelvet antVelvet ants have one of the most painful stings known, but we're not going to discuss them in this post. Photo credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wasps.pngWaspshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sheri-monk-wasp-question.jpgSheri Monk wasp question2020-04-23T22:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/13/adventure-time/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/318714_3619118871796_59463545_n.jpg318714_3619118871796_59463545_nYou know, but sometimes you have to be a tourist.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/network.jpgnetworkThey have different kinds of networks there;. (Arrowhead Spider Micrathena sp.)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10547417_10202678384215945_6360636962067104119_n.jpg10547417_10202678384215945_6360636962067104119_nLast year's Ecuador Term abroad students and staff from Maquipucuna. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/puddle.pngpuddleApparently, the river bank seems to do a mighty fine job of attracting the butterflies. (Actinote sp. Prolly A. ozomene)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/katydid-cute.jpgKatydid cutehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14434711578_a67c84c5d3_o2.jpg14434711578_a67c84c5d3_ohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bfly.pngbflyThe Owl Butterfly is frequently found in Maqui. This one, is from a the Mariposario in Mindo.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yungilla.pngYungillaThe view outside my home-stay window i Yunguillahttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/600316_3619123911922_1293407608_n.jpg600316_3619123911922_1293407608_nWe don't make leaves like this herehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/548030_10151115381692448_8183921_n.jpg548030_10151115381692448_8183921_nJoe could be at work, or could be saving your life, or could be working out, or looking fabulous. Or doing all of these things at the same time *WHILE* looking fabulous. 2015-09-14T02:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/10/dont_panic/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20150809_143911.jpg20150809_143911Some of us like holding and touching all the bugs. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/millipede.jpgmillipede"I release hydrogen cyanide. I could kill a mouse if it ate me. Just don't lick me and we'll be best buds!" says the millipede.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/carpenter-bee.jpgcarpenter bee"What are you doing near my house!" says the carpenter bee who hasn't quite yet realized that you're *not* a bee. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hopper.jpghopper"Oh, you're not the ground?" says the grasshopper. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wp_20140430_14_43_58_pro.jpgWP_20140430_14_43_58_ProYou should't aggravate a hive, but generally if you leave them alone - they'll leave you alone. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1147483_10200602057789082_410571542_o.jpg1147483_10200602057789082_410571542_o"I'm just going to rest here a minute" says the tired dragonfly. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wp_20150807_10_50_13_pro.jpgWP_20150807_10_50_13_Prohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11781832_10205130823005382_3627152205567460796_n.jpgHover Fly"Just thirsty, and want to lap up some salt" says the little hover fly to the large human.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hitchikers.pngHitchikers2015-08-12T08:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/08/05/honeybee-genetics-how-do-they-work/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/food-genomics.jpgFood genomicshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/honeybee-karyotypes1.pngHoneybee karyotypeshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/honeybee-karyotypes.pngHoneybee karyotypeshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/male-karyotype.pngMale karyotypeHuman male karyotype, courtesy of the Human Genome Project, via Wikipedia.2020-09-07T13:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/30/chemical-warfare-and-evolution/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2209.jpgJon and MeJon and me outside of Ciné after our talks! PC: Chris Parsons2015-07-31T22:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/23/how-do-i-become-an-entomologist/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jean-lafitte-bioblitz-networking.pngJean Lafitte Bioblitz networkingThis is a picture from the Jean Lafitte Bioblitz in 2013. I'm in here, somewhere, talking to people. Some were authors, many were fellow scientists. This is a textbook example of what networking looks like.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/velvet-ant.jpgVelvet antAnother picture of me being kind of dumb with a bug. This is a velvet ant, which has a stinger long enough to sting through my finger. This specimen is alive; it's just held in such a way that it can't sting me. Do NOT try this at home.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nancy-miorelli-sparkle-pony.jpgNancy Miorelli Sparkle ponyGraduate school: where you sometimes have to go a little bit crazy to stay sane. Shine on, Nancy...you're a crazy Sparkle Pony, and we love you for it!https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/contact-information.jpgContact informationHow to locate contact information in a journal article. A little bit of sleuthing may be required, but you can usually find scientist contact information in journal articles. Emails redacted since this is just an example.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cerambycid.jpgCerambycidSeriously...I do some really dumb things. Here I am holding a beetle that could break my finger with it's mandibles, during a trip to Ecuador where I got stung by two different species of caterpillars. ...three weeks after getting out of the hospital after being bitten by a black widow.2015-07-31T16:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/04/kidquestions-why-is-this-months-theme-so-important/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/half-brown-half-red.jpgHalf brown half redMendel's class keeps in touch by tweeting updates, pictures, and questions at us. Some of these pictures, like this one, will be the topic of this month's articles.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bridget-mendel-class-creations.jpgBridget Mendel Class CreationsIn order to show us what they knew about insects, Mendel's class designed insects for us. The kids did a pretty good job of incorporating things like looks and sounds into their creations. Often, these were based on insects they knew a little bit about.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nancy-and-joe-computer.jpgNancy and Joe ComputerJoe and Nancy speaking to Bridget Mendel's classroom about insects.2015-07-31T16:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/30/why-are-caterpillar-hairs-itchy-why-do-caterpillar-hairs-cause-abortions-in-horses-can-they-hurt-other-pets/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/limacodid-boop.jpgLimacodid boopA saddleback caterpillar demonstrating it's stinging ability for Joe. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/itchy-caterpillar-hairs-2.jpgItchy caterpillar hairs 2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/itchy-hairs-1.jpgItchy hairs 1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/etc-pic.jpgETC picThe Eastern Tent Caterpillar will be the subject of this post. It's a very pretty caterpillar, but it has a bit of a dark side. Picture credit: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/etc-closeup.jpgETC closeupCloseup of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum showing bristles on the skin. The uriticating hairs are too small to be visible in this picture. Image credit: Kurt Komoda, via Fliker. License info: CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/eastern-tent-caterpillar-tent.jpgEastern Tent Caterpillar tentEastern tent caterpillars live in...well, giant tents spun around the branches of host trees. They're semi-social as larvae and cooperate to find food and defend themselves. Image credit: woodleywonderworks, via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-2.02017-06-28T03:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2014/12/13/hello-and-welcome/2015-07-31T16:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/02/what-do-mosquitoes-and-other-biting-insects-add-to-the-ecosystem/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toxorhynchites-comparison1.pngToxorhynchites comparisonhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/eyebug.jpgEyebugThis is sometimes what happens to gnats which feed on eye exudates. It's a routine job hazard for people like Nancy and I.2015-07-31T16:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2014/12/23/what-does-an-osmeterium-smell-like-does-the-smell-differ-between-species/2019-08-19T13:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/09/splat/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/german1.pngGermanTerminal Velocity is 5.54 m/s (12.07 mph)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/12way2.jpg12way2Dat air resistance tho PC: Douglas S. Smith (Public Domain)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ladybug.gifLadybughttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ironclad.pngironcladThis is an Ironclad beetle. It's exoskeleton is so strong that collectors have https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pronotum1.pngPronotumThe pronotum in cockroaches is hardened and covers to the head to protect it. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pronotum.pngPronotumThe pronotum in cockroaches is hardened and covers to the head to protect it. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/splat-factor.pngSplat FactorThese cockroaches were dead prior to the initiation of the experiment. The female American Cockroach (right) sustained falling damage. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/exp-fall-times.pngExp fall timesstuffhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hisser-time.pngHisser Timestuffhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/german-time.pngGerman timeStufff2017-12-14T13:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/07/02/can-i-bring-that-on-a-plane/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wp_20150108_13_55_37_pro.jpgWP_20150108_13_55_37_ProWe love our spidey friends! And our other many legged friends too. PC: Joanie Marshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11075269_1039876076041846_1345360646635429131_n.jpg11075269_1039876076041846_1345360646635429131_nFrom Entomology Memeshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wp_20150111_17_58_14_pro.jpgWP_20150111_17_58_14_ProAustralian Spiny Stick Insects make great pets! Make sure you've got the paperwork for them though! (If you're in the US)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11798806574_17167d76dd_b.jpg11798806574_17167d76dd_bThis is what you get in ant farms. Be careful though, they have a really painful sting! PC: Dave Huth (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/306014_4882687660226_1530880296_n.jpgHisserThis is a Hissing Cockroach. They're sold commonly throughout the US as pets. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rosie1.jpgZiggyI love this tarantula. I'd take Ziggy home in a heartbeat if she didn't belong to UGA.2021-06-23T01:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/25/what-makes-a-good-model-organism-how-are-models-different-from-one-another/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gynandromorph-pictures.pngGynandromorph picturesBoth of these bugs are half boy and half girl, split down the middle. The bee on the left has a slightly different way of making different sexes than the phasmid on the left. Picture credit/License info: Bee: Sam Droege/Public Domain Phasmid: Acrocynus/CC-BY-SA 1.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/drosophila-gfp.jpgDrosophila GFPFruit fly larva expressing a glowing jellyfish protein in its nervous system. Transgenesis is a really important tool in research, but not all bugs can be transformed as easily as fruit flies. Picture credit: Balapagos, via Flikr License info: CC-CY-SA 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0029.jpgIMG_0029Fruit fly culture. All you need is fruit, yeast, and something for them to pupate on. This one was commercially prepared, and has a diet which is a trade secret. Diets for fruit flies are commonly available online, however. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dwv.jpgDWVHoneybee showing deformed wings characteristic of DWV. Not shown are limb deformities which commonly show up in DWV infected bees. Image credit: Klaas De Gelder License info: CC-BY-NC-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/taeniogonalos_gundlachii.jpgTaeniogonalos_gundlachiiA Trigonalid wasp, a tiny bug with a very complicated lifecycle. Image Credit: Ilona Loser, via Wikipedia. License info: CC-BY-ND-NC-1.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/polistes-dominula-enlightened-bugs.jpgPolistes dominula enlightened bugsEuropean Paper Wasp, Polistes dominula, with deformed wings. Picture credit: Enlightened Bugs, via Twitter. Image used with permission from author.2017-03-16T07:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/23/entomologist/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/los-dos.jpglos dosWe have hobbies outside of Entomology too. I cosplay and Joe does slightly more normal things like rock climbing. PC: Ken AD Photography (Left) A Guy Named Stephen (Right)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ento.jpgentoEntomologists and chemists work together to determine targeted, safe, and effective pesticides. PC: Public Domainhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/us_navy_110202-n-8590g-002_lt-_tracy_mejeomov_examines_a_sample_of_bed_bugs_under_a_microscope.jpgUS_Navy_110202-N-8590G-002_Lt._Tracy_Mejeomov_examines_a_sample_of_bed_bugs_under_a_microscopehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11649111_10153310447401405_1577889488_o.jpg11649111_10153310447401405_1577889488_oMy friend Liz studies the Southern Beach Tiger Beetle and is collecting samples. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sam.pngsamhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a1.pnga1https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/q21.pngQ2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/q2.pngQ2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wp_20140926_13_20_13_pro.jpgWP_20140926_13_20_13_ProI mean, who wouldn't want a room full of these adorable creatures? PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/v__cb6e.jpgV__CB6ESome people just like to watch the world learn. PC: Matt Zawodniak 2016-08-18T16:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/17/how-do-i-deal-with-an-infestation-2/2020-01-09T05:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/11/june-beetles-what-are-they-and-how-do-i-deal-with-them/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/yellow-porchlight.jpgYellow porchlightInsects can't see very well in the yellow-red spectrum, so a lot of porchlights glow with an orange light which doesn't attract bugs. It won't eliminate insects, but a white light will have a lot more bugs around it. This porchlight is right outside of Joe's apartment, and has a tragic lack of insects flocking to it.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cheap-blacklight.jpgcheap blacklightThe supplies for this blacklight set can be obtained from Wal*Mart for less than $50. It works pretty well, but not nearly as well as a mercury vapor light.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/phyllophaga1.jpgPhyllophagaPhyllophaga sp, also known as the May Beetle is one of the more common June Beetles. Picture courtesy of Anita Gould via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-NC 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jean-lafitte-bioblitz.jpgJean Lafitte BioblitzEntomologists checking out the black light at the Jean Lafitte Bioblitz in March 2013. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/phyllophaga.jpgPhyllophagaPhyllophaga sp, also known as the May Beetle is one of the more common June Beetles. Picture courtesy of Anita Gould via Flikr. License info: CC-BY-NC 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cyclocephala.jpgCyclocephalaCyclocephala sp, also known as the Masked Chafer, is one of the more common June Beetles. Picture courtesy of K Schneider via Flikr License info: CC-BY-NC 2.0 2017-11-29T04:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/08/site-updates/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/instagram.pnginstagramOur Instagram page! Follow us - @BugQuestions https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rules.pngrules2016-12-09T17:19:27+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/04/are-anthills-waterproof/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/touches.jpgtoucheshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/biv.pngbivouacAn army ant bivouac as seen in the video above. It's just a tent of bodies. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/q-anthills.pngQ-AnthillsWell, are they?2015-06-05T02:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/26/crouching-tiger-fighting-mantis/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/q2.pngQ2https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantis-kung-fu-panda.jpgMantis Kung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantis-fu.jpgMantis FuMantis leg and the "Mantis hook" hand posture. PC: Ghostexorcist (From Screenshots)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nailed-it.jpgNailed itNailed it PC: Jkadavoor (Public Domain)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/owl.jpgOwlI can't move my eyeballs, so I just have to move my head instead. Photo Credit: MaterialScientist (CC by SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/q.pngQuestion2015-06-04T19:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/06/01/how-do-wasps-find-other-bugs-to-parasitize/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/joe-ballenger-younger.pngJoe Ballenger youngerThis is about how old I was when I first got really into insects...right about first grade or so. Picture credit: Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/leafminer.jpgLeafminerThis is damage caused by an insect which lives inside of leaves, usually a moth or a fly. Wasps can find bugs using signs like this, and many leaf miners can be identified by the patterns they carve inside the leaves. Photo credit: Greg Bllck License info: CC BY ND-NC-2.02015-06-03T04:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/30/bug-boy-girl/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fragrance.pngfragranceA closeup of the male fragrance trapper. PC: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (CC by 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stalk-eyed-fly.jpgstalk eyed flyIt gets all the ladies. PC: The Small Science Collectivehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bees.pngbeesThe better to see you with my dear! Male (left) and female (right) Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waps.pngWaspsThese are two different species of Paper Wasp (Polistes) but curly antennae trick still works in this group. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/moth.pngmothPolyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) antennae showing the male (top) and the female (bottom).https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ovi.pngoviOvipositors can come in many shapes and sizes.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/driver-ant.pngdriver antMale (top) and female worker (bottom) Driver Ant (Dorylus helvolus).https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/male.jpgmaleMale Australian Spiny Stick Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) displayed so you can see his wings. PC: Python (Peter Rühr) (CC by 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stick-insects.jpgstick insectsThe Australian Spiny Stick Insect male (left) and female (right). PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/size.pngsizeIt matters in spiders too. Left: Argiope appensa. PC: Angusmclellan (CC by 2.5) Right: Peruphasma schultei PC: Drägüs (CC by SA 3.0)2020-11-24T23:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/26/will-that-bug-hurt-me/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2659662694_9502870853_z.jpg2659662694_9502870853_zI'm the Large Milkweed Bug. I'm poisonous so don't eat me. I can still bite, so handle me with care. PC: Lucy Mills (CC by NC ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/syrphidae_poster.jpgSyrphidae_posterThese are all flies. They range from really good mimics to just average. But if you saw any of these zip past you, you probably wouldn't reach out and grab any of them because of the colors. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/14387824815_6b7b90a435_k.jpg14387824815_6b7b90a435_kThis is a harmless robber fly that makes a pretty convincing bee, https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/heliconius.pngheliconiusHeliconius butterflies are classic mullerian mimics. They're all poisonous to birds. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/punchews-2.pngpunches 2Left: The Monarch butterfly has toxins from the milkweed plant that its caterpillar eats. Right: Black widow spiders are most easily recognized by their red hourglass markings. They're one of the most dangerous spiders in the US, https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/punches1.pngpunchesLeft: A lubber. It produces a frothy foam from it's thorax when it's disturbed. It smells bad and tastes bad, Right: A yellow jacket that packs a powerful sting.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/build-a-bug.pngbuild a bugYou can play this game here. PC: Just Kids Gameshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bites-poisonvsvenom3.jpgbites-poisonvsvenom3Lots of bugs are poisonous, but you probably don't go around eating bugs. PC: Snake Buddies 2015-05-29T16:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/22/how-do-you-identify-fire-ants/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rifa-mound.jpgRIFA moundTextbook fire ant mound. Image courtesy of Robert Nunally via flikr. License info: CC BY 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/c-castaneus.jpgC castaneusA red carpenter ant, Camponotus castaneus. This common species is sometimes confused for fire ants. Compare this species to the pictures in the link above.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rifa-map.jpgRIFA mapFire ant range map, courtesy of the USDA2015-05-22T12:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/18/why-are-some-ladybugs-half-yellow-and-half-brown/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ladybug-colors.jpgLadybug colorsMutant ladybirds, Coleomegilla maculata, from a laboratory population maintained at the USDA. The insects on the left are normal, while the insects on the right have defective pigmentation.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fly-wing-eye.jpgFly wing eyeThis fossil fly, called Eohelea petrunkevitchi, is a great example of which shows how these systems evolved. The fly has an eye on it's wing, which probably wasn't functional. It likely played a role in telling other flies whether it was the same type of bug or not.2019-07-01T18:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/15/how-do-you-know-if-a-bug-has-been-discovered-before/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/megaselia.jpgMegaseliaThis is a scuttle fly, and that's pretty much all I'll probably ever be able to tell you about it. Photo credit: John Tan, via Flikr. Image license: CC-BY-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/plataspidae.jpgPlataspidaeSoybean plataspids feeding on Kudzu. Image Credit: University of Georgia. License info: CC-BY-NC-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/delta.pngDeltaThese groups are also really great places to find talented photographers and pretty bug pictures. This Delta wasp, a favorite genus of Joe's, was lent to us by Stephane De Greef after it was posted in the group.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/long-or-short-waist.pngLong or short waistThe wasp on the left, a potter wasp, has a long waist. The wasp on the right, a paper wasp, has a short waist. Potter wasp image: Stephane De Greef, used with permission. Paper wasp image credit: Mike Keeling License info: CC BY-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/winged-or-wingless.jpgWinged or winglessThe insect on the right, a potter wasp has wings. The insect on the left, a silverfish, does not. Potter wasp image credit: Stephane De Greef, used with permission. Silverfish image credit: Susannah Anderson, via Flikr. License info: CC BY-NC-ND 2.02020-04-18T17:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/05/07/which-bug-has-world-domination/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/question.pngquestionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/places-2.pngplaces 2PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/termite-mounds1.pngtermite moundsThese are all termite mounds built in Australia PC: Yewenyi (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/honey-bees.jpgHoney beesSwarming honey bees! Up to 30,000 can leave a hive to go start a new one. PC: Fir0002 (CC by NC)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chart.pngchartMillion: The number of dots on this page. Billion: In 2012 there were one billion users on Facebook. Trillion: The Andromedea galaxy has about a trillion stars. Quadrillion: If you made a cube of a quadrillion pennies, it would be taller than the empire state building. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/termite.pngtermiteWhere are my eyes? Well, actually, I don't have any and am blind. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ant.pngantWhich one is it?https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hand.pngHandThere are a lot of beetles... PC: Nancy Miorelli2016-02-10T17:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-colony-collapse-disorder/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mythwits.jpgMythwits2015-05-06T03:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/28/collecting_tips/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bug-in-bag.pngbug in bagThe little bags I use in the field. PC: Matt Zawodniakhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/388203_2453418530016_1920600559_n.jpg388203_2453418530016_1920600559_nPart of my insect collection PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10vialsofinsects.jpg10vialsofinsectsPC: bugs.bytelandhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/picture1.pngPicture1I'm so good at catching things. PC: Matt Zawodniak https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/killingjar.jpgKillingjarA kill jar with the liquid canister on the lid to disperse the gas. PC: Mr. Foster's https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/q2.pngq2These are all really great q'shttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/q.pngThese are all great questions! So let's get to it!2020-06-25T05:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/23/how-would-one-go-about-raising-cicadas-in-captivity/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tibicen.jpgTibicenAnnual cicada, Tibicen sp., which has a beautiful camoflauge motif. Picture credit: Mary Kelm. License: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cicada-egg-scars.jpgCicada egg scarsCicadas lay their eggs in twigs, and the scars look a bit like this. Picture credit: John Kaminiski. License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/trevor-knight.jpgTrevor Knight2021-03-15T17:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/13/when-a-spider-loses-a-leg-does-its-whole-hydraulic-system-lose-pressure/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bob-the-tarantula-legs.pngBob the Tarantula legshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bob-the-tarantula.pngBob the TarantulaThis is what a spider having a bad day looks like. Then again, it has a cricket...so things might be looking up. Pictures courtesy of the Bob the Tarantula Facebook page, used with permission.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/death-curl.jpgDeath Curl2019-11-02T04:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/16/can-arachnids-regenerate-blood-lost-after-an-injury/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/capsule.pngCapsuleThis capsule, formed during an immune reaction to a glass rod, is very similar to a blood clot. The main difference is that it's formed inside the body, and hasn't scabbed over yet.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/blood-clotting-pathway.pngBlood clotting pathwayhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spider-circulation.pngSpider circulationA schematic of the spider circulatory system, showing the important veins and arteries. The picture is situated with the head to the left. The important bits are as follows: Ch: Mouthparts (Chelicerae) PP: PediPalps 1,2,3,4: Legs h: Heart2015-04-21T18:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/20/what-do-bugs-do-when-it-rains/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/alex.pngalexhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10747993074_cd768f8132_o.jpg10747993074_cd768f8132_oThese Shield Bug nymphs don't wanna go out there with the weather like that! PC: Peter Nijenhuis (CC by NC ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/685678518_431cfdd62e_o.jpg685678518_431cfdd62e_oI'm cold. And wet. And I'm just gonna chill here until I dry out a little. PC: Nutmeg66 (CC by NC ND 2.0) https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/drop.pngdropRaindrop size in relation to a mosquito. PC: Dickerson et al. 2012https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cucajoids.pngcucajoidsCan you put the covers back? PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sleeping-butterflies.pngsleeping butterfliesSome resting butterflies I found after a big storm in the Ecuadorian rain forest. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/q-where-do-they-go.pngQ -Where do they go2016-08-18T16:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/01/exciting-stuff-new-directions-for-ask-an-entomologist/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kid-qs.pngkid q'sAsk your kids! Ask your students! Ask your friends kids what they want to know about bugs! #KidsQuestionshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/instagram.pngInstagramFollow us to get lots of bug pictures! https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/honey_bee_on_flower_with_pollen_collected_on_rear_leg.jpgHoney_bee_on_flower_with_pollen_collected_on_rear_leg 2015-10-29T03:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/16/unlikely-sisters-roaches-and-mantises/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/isters-4-evur.pngSisters 4-Everhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/prpventriculi.pngProventriculiLeft: The generalized cockroach digestive system. The proventriculus is hilighted. PC: The Virtual Roach. Joe McHugh and Greene N. Wright Right: The tooth proventriculus in two cockroach species. PC: Miller and Fisk, 1970https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/taxonomy-ugg1.pngTaxonomy uggThis is why I have trust issueshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dictioptera.pngDictyopteraThe suborder Dictyoptera includes cockroaches and mantis. It's believed now that termites (isoptera) are included in the cockroach order (Blattodea) PC: Tree of Life Web Projecthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tentorium1.pngTentoriumThe Cephalic Tentorium in cockroaches. PC: The Virutal Roach by Joe McHugh and Gene N. Wrighthttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/subgenital-plates-1.pngSubgenital platesTwo types of subgenital plates in cockroaches. Generalized drawing by Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sub-genital-plates-2.pngsub genital plates 2Types of subgenital plates as seen in two cockroaches in the family Blatellidae. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ootheca.pngOothecaThey make these things to make babies. PC: Kropsoq (CC by SA 3.0) Bernard DUPONT (CC by SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/taxonomy-ugg.pngTrust IssuesThis is why I have trust issues.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantis-roach.pngMantis2021-06-01T16:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/04/01/the-perfect-april-fools-day-post-whats-going-on-in-this-video/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/miltogrammine-fly-jeff-hollenbeck-bugguide.pngMiltogrammine fly Jeff Hollenbeck Bugguidehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tachysphex-steve-nanz-bugguide.jpgTachysphex Steve Nanz Bugguidedddhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cuckoo.jpgCuckooddd2015-04-02T01:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/30/the-last-of-the-march-mantids-award-ceremony/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hipster-mantis.pngHipster mantisThis mantis was found in Amber from the Cretaceous period PC: Grimald, 1997https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5035376528_95c124e59d_b.jpg5035376528_95c124e59d_bHooded Mantis PC: Andrew Snyder (CC by ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/4203113069_81214a7ff8_b.jpg4203113069_81214a7ff8_bPC: IrfaanPhotography (CC by 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantis_religiosa_couple.jpgMantis_religiosa_coupleEuropean Mantis Couple PC: Zwentibold (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/prom-king-and-queen.pngProm king and queenConehead Mantises PC: Javier Díaz Barrera (CC by NC ND 2.0) Frupus (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/violin-mantis.jpgviolin mantisViolin Mantis PC: Shantanu Kuveskar (CC by SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/4274893266_e515ac81f7_z.jpg4274893266_e515ac81f7_zGhost Mantis PC: Frupus (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15847882008_3ac93e26d0_k.jpgant mantisAsian Ant Mantis PC: Wong Ji Shang (CC by NC 2.0) https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/king-queen.pngking queenDevil Mantises PC: Steve Smith (CC by NC 2.0) Frupus (CC by by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2911429200_4009468f95_o.jpgIdentify CrisisEuropean Mantis PC: Don Taylor (CC by NC ND 2.0) 2015-03-31T16:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/02/gardening-and-beneficial-insects/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/swallowtail.jpgSwallowtailPC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/arse-dagger.jpgArse daggerWasps I feel get an unfair share of hate. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spider-meme.pngspider memeMisunderstood Spider https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/circle-of-life.jpgCircle of lifeThe circle of life PC: Christian Svane (CC BY SA 2.5)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/walking-piece-of-litter.jpgWalking piece of litterThe piece of "lichen" is a lacewing larva sinking its fangs into the aphid. Aphids are its favorite snack. PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/misunderstood-spider.jpgMisunderstood spiderPoor Misunderstood spider...https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nomnom.jpgNomNomDinner is served PC: Luc Viatour (CC BY SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/beetle.pngbeetleThis six spotted tiger beetle can be a shiny addition to your garden. PC: Lisa Brown (CC By SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jumping-spider.pngJumping spiderI just wanna help you out bro! PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/centipede.pngcentipedeCentipides can give you a pretty harsh bite! Be careful. PC: Bill and Mark Bell (CC BY SA 2.0)2015-03-31T16:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/04/do-mantids-get-parasites/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/beauveria-cicada.jpgBeauveria CicadaCicada infected with Beauveria fungus in Bolivia. Image credit: "Beauveria bassiana 16552" by Danny Newman (newmy51) at Mushroom Observer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beauveria_bassiana_16552.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Beauveria_bassiana_16552.jpghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nematomorph-jgb.jpgNematomorph JGBJoe contemplates a Nematomorph he captured during a trip to Ecuador. The animal was released unharmed back into a nearby stream.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ecuador-2012-nematomorph.jpgEcuador 2012 NematomorphClose-up of a Nematomorph taken near Quito, Ecuador by Joe Ballengerhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/parasitized-mantis.jpgMurphy Ranchca 7 mi W of Bee Cave,Travis Co., Texas6 October 2014This is very likely a parasitized mantis. The discoloration and discharge from the top of the abdomen is typical in insects after the emergence of Tachinid larvae. She is very lucky, having reached adulthood. This happens in very lucky individuals, but is very rare. Photo credit: Greg Lasley. Photo used under a Creative Commons Liscense from www.bugguide.net.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/podagrion.jpgPodagrionThis is a Podagrion wasp, which is a beautiful emerald green with ruby red eyes. Picture credit: Edward Trammel, used under Creative Commons Liscense from Bugguide.net2018-09-14T14:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/09/why-do-insects-lay-their-eggs-in-patterns/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/phasmid-ootheca.jpgPhasmid oothecaOotheca of undescribed Korinnine phasmid from Goldberg et. al 2014.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/phasmid-eggs.jpgPhasmid eggshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantid-egg-cases.pngMantid egg caseshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cynipid-gall.jpgCynipid gallhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wingless-geometrid.jpgWingless geometridhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jlr-question.jpgJLR question2021-02-20T06:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/12/why-do-mantids-only-have-one-ear/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ormia.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAUnidentified Ormia sp. Picture generously donated by argarethe Brummermann, who writes here.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mantis-ear-question.jpgMantis ear question2015-03-31T16:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/19/the-daily-catch-patience-and-spring-traps/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5263292658_caaecb1f58_b.jpgFist BumpMantises great at catching things and good at fist bumps PC: (CC by NC SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8768831520_a2df14f852_k.jpgboxerBoxer Mantis PC: Frupus (CC by NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8112028032_12f02f5df1_b.jpgBark MantisThis Bark Mantis is just standing by PC: Vipin Baliga (CC by SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/email.pngEmailWhat I imagine e-mails to look like. 2015-03-31T16:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/03/23/mantids-and-cannibalism/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emerging-mantids.jpgEmerging mantidsMantids emerging from the ootheca. Within a few hours, the unlucky stragglers may be caught in a Battle Royale to see who's the most hungry. Photo courtesy of Christina Borders from BugGuide.net, used under a CC 1.0 license.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/praying_mantis_mating_european-12.jpgPraying_Mantis_Mating_European-12Mating mantids. If the male can get this far, he's more or less home free. Most cannibalism happens before mating, and not during mating. Picture credit: Oliver Koemmerling, from Wikimedia Commons. Picture used under GNU Free Documentation Liscense.2015-03-31T16:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/01/why-do-entomologists-kill-insects-a-non-taxonomists-perspective/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/karner-blue.jpgKarner Blue ButterflyThis butterfly is endangered not because of collecting, but because the city of Albany New York was plopped on top of it's restricted and specific habitat. Hollingsworth, J & K - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Digital Library: WO-5309-020https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pan-traps.jpgPan TrapsPan trapping is often used to identify arthropod presence in a given area. Image from here.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/heteroptryx.jpgHeteropteryxNancy with a Malaysian Jungle Nymph. This is one of the exotic species we have because of the UGA permits. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10888173_10203779411620942_1719743667_n.jpgInsectivalPublic outreach with preserved specimens. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10888054_10203779440861673_644751934_n.jpg10888054_10203779440861673_644751934_nhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10877472_10203779438341610_1685022467_n.jpgMothingNancy is displaying the kinds of moths that can be found in the United States to help get people excited about a moth photography citizen science project through discover life. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/james-d-gathany-an-gambiae.jpgJames D. Gathany An gambiaeAnopheles gambiae, a mosquito responsible for more human suffering than war. Image courtesy of James D. Ganthany, via Wikimedia commons.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bt-cotton.jpgBt cottonhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/drosophila-damage.jpgDrosophila damageDamage to raspberry by D. suzukii2020-10-23T20:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/07/the-budding-relationship-of-a-midge-and-the-chocolate-flower/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chocolate-flowers-more1.jpgMore Chocolate FlowersBy Tatters (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chocolate-flowers-more.jpgBy Tatters (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cerato.jpgForcipomyiaThe little midges. Mating pair. Christophe Quintin (CC BY-NC 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chocolate-flower-and-pod.jpgChocolate flower and podBuds, a flower, and the fruiting pod of a chocolate plant. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/labeled-chocolate-flower.jpgLabeled Chocolate FlowerH. Zell Wikimedia Commons Edited by Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/5lb-chocolate.jpg5lb chocolatehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pod-to-chocolate.jpgPod to chocolateChocolate in Ecuador. From the pod to the candy. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cacao-fruit.jpgCocoa FruitDuring my time in Ecuador I went to a chocolate factor and was able to nibble on the flesh that surrounds the beans. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cacao-staminodes.jpgcocao staminodes(Frimpong-Anin et al. 2014)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/q.jpgChocolate and Flies? 2015-12-13T08:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/12/what-happens-to-insects-when-they-die-of-old-age/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/800px-p-14_lady_beetle.jpgNom NomProbably what usually happens. Scott Bauer - Public Domainhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nancys-mantis.jpgNancy's MantisNancy's pet mantis lived her full expected 6 month adult life span. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/donald-trumps-hair.jpgDonald Trump's hairA bald spot can be survived, but Donald Trump hides his like a video game weak spot.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/old-apis-mellifera.jpgOld Apis melliferaOld honeybee, picture courtesy of Jerry Friedman from BugGuide.net.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tiger-swallowtail-mardon-erbland.jpgTiger Swallowtail Mardon ErblandTiger swallowtail showing age related wing damage. Picture courtesy of Mardon Erbland from Bugguide.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/corrigan-vaughn.jpgCorrigan Vaughn2020-02-21T18:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/28/greenbutterflies/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/750px-rhodinia_fugax_caterpillar.jpgRhodinia fugax caterpillarRhodinia fugax caterpillar that uses bile pigments to make its greens. PC: Alpsdake (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hawkmoth.jpgHawkmothHawkmoth PC:https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/newly-emerged.pngNewly EmergedTime to pump those wings up. PC: Patty O'Hearn Kickham (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/common-blue-bottle.pngCommon Blue BottleI'm the Common Blue Bottle (Graphium sarpedon). The blue pigment in me is from sarpedobilin, a bile pigment named after me. The green is our friend Lutein. PC: K. Mohan Raj (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/papilio-phocras.pngPapilio phocrasI'm the Apple Green Swalowtail (Papilio phorcas) for which the bile pigment phorcabilin was named after. PC: Dave Rogers (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/malachite-2.jpgMisahuallí - Malachite IVThe Malachite Butterfly is really stunning, but apparently not interesting enough to warrant scientific research. PC: Drriss & Marrionn (CC By 2.0 Generic)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/you-are-what-you-eat.jpgYou are what you eatYou are what you eat. And I'm lutein and cis-lutein. PC: Possum (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/4171390839_956d5a76ed_n.jpgCarotenoidsCarotenoids: you see them in the fall PC: Virens (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/green-hairstreak-superimposed.pngGreen HirstreakA) Scales under polarized light B) The Scale C) The naturally occuring gyroid structure D) The computer model of the structurehttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blumi.pngLittle DisksHere's what those little dishes look like. Note the scale bar ... really *really* tiny. Kolle et al. 2010 2015-03-07T23:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/04/the-truth-about-gmo-mosquitoes/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jt.jpgJTWe're bringing the mosquito sexy back...when irradiated, they just don't know how to act! Image via Wikipedia Commonshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mosquito-spraying.jpgMosquito sprayingPicture of mosquito fogging, courtesy of CDC.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mosquito-breeding-spots.jpgMosquito breeding spotsPicture of hard to reach mosquito breeding spots, courtesy of Sherry Thompson from the Garden Professor's Blog.https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rachel-carson-sit.pngRachel Carson SIThttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gmo-mosquitoes.pngGMO mosquitoes2015-03-07T23:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/09/why-dont-we-eat-bugs-in-western-culture/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mealworms.jpgmealwormsNom Nom Mealworms PC: Pengo CC BY-SA 3.0https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sushi.jpgsushiSushi became popular! Maybe insects will too! PC: Alpha (CC BY-SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bug-chef.jpgBug ChefWanna try some grub? Or Grasshopper? Check out The Bug Chef or recipes. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grass-whopper1.jpgGrasshopper SliderA resturante in NY started offering burgers made of crickets - Called the "Grass Whopper" https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grass-whopper.jpgGrasshopper Slider.jpghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/infographic-2.jpgInfographic 2PC: Scoop.Ithttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/infographic.pngSustainablePC: scoop.ithttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/evolution.jpgHuman EvolutionPC: Berkeley University https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/entomophagy-4.jpgNomNomPC: Lara Jo Regan/Getty Imageshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/julie.pngDr. Julie Lesnik2015-03-07T23:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/11/journey-through-time/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/human-migration.pnghuman migrationHuman Migration mainly as Europeans were buried under snow for most of their history. PC: Muntuwandi (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cricket-eating.jpgCricket Topped ChocolateCricket topped chocolate in France https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chimp-tool-2.pngChimp tool 2A chimp using a stick to extract termites. PC: Mike R (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chimp-tool.jpgChimp toolA chimp using a tool tohttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fancy-ants.jpgFancy AntsAnd maybe even try a few? The bear necessities will come to you. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/with-text-cream-filed.gifwith text cream filedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brain-size.jpgBrain SizeBrain Sizes in Human Evolutionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/peanuts-and-vespids.pngNom NomPeanuts and Wasp Pupae from China PC: Miles Zhanghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/where-in-the-world-do-ppl-eat-insects.jpgWhere in the world do ppl eat insectsEating insects is mainly a tropical thinghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/modified-evolution-tree.pngModern HumansModified from Berkeley2015-03-07T23:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/14/bug-valentines/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hercules-beetl.pngKnightHercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dinner-n-sjow1-rl.pngDinnerPeacock Jumping Spider (Maratus volans) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/scent-for-miles.pngScentLuna Moths (Actias luna) PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/katydid.pngChirpHandsome Meadow Katydid PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wind-sails.pngWind PowerThey roll along the beach PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/damselflies.pngdamselfliesMating Wheel PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tiger-beetles.pngtiger beetlesAlways on the Run PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mayfly.pngShort LivedEphemeroptera - Living for a Day PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/misdirected-attention.pngmisdirected attentionOrchid and the associated Orchid Bee PC: Nancy Miorellihttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-5-inches-final.pngSize Matters2015-03-07T23:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/16/cough-it-up-fly-vomit/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bubble.jpgbubbleThe puke bubble. It's practically seconds. PC: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fly-toung.jpgBlow FlySponging mouthparts of a blow fly. PC: Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/extra-oral-cropped.pngextra oral croppedModeled Extra Oral Digestionhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fly-vomit.pngfly vomitA drop of regurgitate on the fly's sponging mouthparts PC: Steve Grasser, www.bugwood.orghttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/csi.pngCSIhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fly-specs.pngFly SpecksThis image is a combination of fly poop flecks and vomit spots on a wall. PC: 2018-08-16T23:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/18/why-do-insect-bites-transmit-disease/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sandfly-2.jpgsandfly 2A sandfly. These guys can transmit Lehs PC: Frank Collins (Public Domain)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sandfly.pngsandflyA sandfly. https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snake-mosquitoes.pngsnake mosquitoesPC: Geoff Gallice (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/funny-horse-29.jpgBroPC: Koala Edited Nancy Miorelli https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/not-sophisticated.pngVSThe mostquito is like modern day medical equipment. The horse fly is akin to 18th century medical ... "treatment". PC: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0) Thomas Shahan (CC BY 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nom-nom.pngnom nomPC: JJ Harrison (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jurrasic-park.jpgJurrasic ParkI got 99 problems But a mostquito ain't one. PC: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 3.0)2015-03-27T00:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/23/does-uv-light-kill-insects-what-about-other-types-of-light/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/blue-light-melanogaster.pngBlue light melanogasterBlue light kills the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. PC: Hori M. et al. 2014https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/uv-sterilization.jpgUV sterilizationUV sterilization in a lab. PC: Uploaded by Newbie. Public Domainhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wp_20140415_11_35_53_pro.jpgScorpionScorpions glow under UV light. But it's not good for them to have prolonged exposureshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/diane-smith-aae-2-23.jpgDiane Smith Aae 2-232019-09-25T14:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/02/28/thedress/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horse-fly.jpgHorse flyI wear instagram filters. PC: Lukas Jonaitis (CC BY SA 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nospoon.jpgNospoonhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dresses-for-realizies-kinda.pngDresses for realizies kindaIn the middle the dress as the picture was originally taken. On the left it's been shopped to be white/gold and on the right it's been shopped the other way. PC: Wired/Swikedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dragonfly-eyes.pngDragonfly eyesThe dark part at the top helps the dragonfly see prey against the sky. PC: Charlesjsharp (CC BY SA 4.0) https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/heliconius.pngheliconiusHeliconius cydno photographed in both visible light (left) and through polarization filters (right). This butterfly has polarized (blue) regions and unpolarized (black) regions. PC: Sweeney et al. 2003https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fly.jpgWaspClear wings can hold a hidden rainbow that can only be viewed against a dark background. PC: Shevtsova et al. 2010https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/butterflies-2.pngButterfliesThe same Giant Swallowtail butterfly under white light and UV light. PC:https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dress-realisies.jpgdress realisiesHere's the dress as advertizedhttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kill.pngColorsPC: KissMetricshttps://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/deconstructed.pngColors2015-03-07T23:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.com/2015/01/21/wait-insects-breathe-but-how-part-i/https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/springtail1.jpgSpringtailI'm a Springtail and so small that I don't need that fancy trachea equipment. PC: Mvuijlst (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tuff-caterpillar.pngIt's tough out thereThis caterpillar has had better days... https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/springtail.jpgSpringtailI'm so small, that I don't need any of that fancy tracheal equipment. PC: Petter Bøckman (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/breathing.jpgBreathingBreathing Underwater Left: A water scorpion uses extension of the tracheal system. PC: Jeffdelonge, (CC BY-SA 3.0) Right: A diving beetle uses a bubble as a scuba kit. PC: Wolfram Sondermann (CC BY-ND 2.0)https://askentomologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tracheal-system-2.pngTracheal SystemThis is a naturally occurring transparent caterpillar! However, you can clearly see the the tracheal system connected to the spiraces. Photo: Jim Cordoba, Enio Cano2015-01-21T06:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://askentomologists.comdaily1.02022-09-15T20:15:53+00:00