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The Great Ant Escape and Naked Mole Rats

March 30, 2018

One of my favorite experiences while pursuing my graduate degree happened 15 years ago while attending the Ant Course, which is a collaboration between the California Academy of Sciences and Harvard University that provides unique training to entomologists at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. I loved this course on many levels, but meeting […]

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Assassin Bugs and Disease

February 16, 2018

The Assassin Bug is named not only for its indiscriminate feeding practices, but also for the dangerous mix of diseases it carries. These bugs will feast on any warm blood they can find, drinking up to nine times their weight in blood and they have a tendency to feed around its victim’s mouth earning it […]

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Introducing Cicadas

November 15, 2017

In mid-August, 2001, I was on a chartered boat off the coast of Turkey. On day one, as the sun began to set, I heard an intense buzzing sound that filled the entire inlet we had settled in for the night. I asked the locals what the sound was and they said they couldn’t hear […]

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Wealthy Homes Have Greater Diversity of Indoor Insects

October 16, 2017

Our houses act as unique ecosystems; the average home contains around 100 different species of arthropods. A team of researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, North Carolina State University, and the Natural History Museum of Denmark compiled a survey that aimed to study trends of insects living in our homes. They counted the number […]

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Butterflies of the Solar System

September 22, 2017

We see butterflies all around us and they strike a sense of beauty and wonder every time. How can this beauty be tied to space exploration? Cassini, the NASA spacecraft that has captured vivid images of Saturn and changed our understanding of space, has also given us a new sense of beauty beyond anything we […]

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New Research Sheds Light on Success of Ant Forgers

September 1, 2017

Demanding, rigorous, lethal. Three adjectives that could be used to describe the job of a forager ant. Forager ants are the breadwinners. They are the soldiers to a colonies queen, tasked to sacrifice their life scavenging. Dying for the promise of a flourishing colony. Yet what is it exactly that makes these foragers so efficiant? […]

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New Framed Insect Displays available in San Francisco

July 14, 2017

We now have a selection of unique insect displays not offered online at an exclusive store in San Francisco. Hi Ho Silver on Fillmore Street imports unique handcrafted sterling silver jewelry from Mexico and has a reputation for its high quality selection found nowhere else. Now they will carry an exclusive selection of framed insects […]

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How to Talk to Fireflies

June 2, 2017

Fireflies, common around most of the United States, communicate with specific flashes of light. They use light for mating purposes. Each species evolved to have a unique pattern of flashes so individual fireflies can find mates of the same species. Along with finding mates, their flashes can do numerous things, such as warn predators about […]

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The Dangers of Neonicotinoids (a Common Insect Pesticide)

April 24, 2017

Neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide, is one of the many factors responsible for the massive honeybee population decline. New evidence, however, shows that honeybees are not the only important pollinators this class of insecticide harms. Researchers believe that they are also harming butterflies and wild bees. Oilseed rape is a flowering crop that is […]

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Preserved Globe Thistle Botanical Art Display

April 9, 2017

I have been experimenting with new pieces using dried flowers and trees. The Globe Thistle is a unique plant native to Asia and Europe and fell in love with its deep purple color and spherical flower head — plus its botanical name means “Hedgehog”. I created this display using an old Victorian print from the […]

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Black Widow Spider

March 8, 2017

The Black Widow spider may by the most well-known and the most feared spider is the world, but what may be less well known is that we actually only fear the female spiders of this family. With the distinctive black body and red hourglass shape of the abdomen it is hard to miss these deadly […]

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Biblical Style Insect Plagues in Modern America

January 28, 2017

When one thinks of a locust swarm we think of the Biblical Plagues, a divine intervention to punish humanity in a past far gone. But this biblical plague played out in the Great Plaines of the United States in a not so far gone past – the summer of 1875. Keeping with the tales of […]

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Largest Moth in the world – Witch Moth

December 3, 2016

I have three specimens available of the Framed White Witch Moth available on my ETSY store. This insect has the longest wingspan of any insect in the world and when flying, this moth is often mistaken as a bat. Their brilliant patterns and white to gold-ish coloring helps it blend in marvelously with their surroundings. […]

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SF ETSY HOLIDAY EMPORIUM

November 18, 2016

I will be selling at an ETSY holiday show in San Francisco Nov. 26-27th. Come and say hi. Kick off the Holiday Season as Etsy comes to life in this very special shopping experience! Come out and shop and support over 200 local artisans and small batch food vendors as the local San Francisco Etsy […]

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Jet Ski Beetle

October 28, 2016

If beetles had their own action drama series with scantly clad women and water rescues, it would be called Beetlewatch. A real beetle riding a Jet Ski is now available on my ETSY shop. Only one available right now.

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