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Cracked, Dirty, and Dermestified: Rescuing Rikers
Greetings! Angela here- I’m a new intern here at the Frost, and I just finished up my first week working in the museum. In my early adventures profiling the pinned insect collection, I’ve come across...
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“Every kid has a bug phase. I just never grew out of mine.”- E.O. Wilson I remember going through phases as a little kid. Notable Phases: Dinosaur Phase: spent an inordinate amount of time prowling...
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The Mystery Grub
Every time I go home, I’m briefed on any and all new insect and assorted arthropod sightings and goings on. “I saw this weird fly on the side of the house.” “What is this?” “I found this dead katydid...
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Mystery Solved!
When I woke up to get ready for work on Wednesday, I peeked in on my Mystery Pupa and thought to myself how ready to emerge he appeared to be. I could see his individual legs and antennae dark within...
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A Summer’s Adventure into the Realm of Bumble Bees
Nearly every time people talk to me about pollinators, they speak of honey bees. Don’t get me wrong, honey bees are pretty fantastic, but to me there is something more admirable in the character of...
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Insect Husbandry: It’s not what it sounds like…
When I was younger, I went through a phase- it later turned into a passion. Contrary to the belief of some of my friends, insect husbandry is not the practice of making an insect your husband, though...
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Some Enchanted Evening (of Ecdysis)
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if people had to shed their skin like insects, spiders, and other arthropods do. I like to imagine the social implications of the process. For one, there would...
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Midsummer Moth Madness!
Well everybody, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has FINALLY arrived. The one week that makes the other 50 (Shark Week being the only exception), more bearable. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s...
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Zophobas morio: Superworms are Super!
At home, no shopping spree is complete without visiting the pet store. I love everything about our local shop, from the rats sleeping on each other in the front, to the huge, languid snakes sitting in...
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Bombus, Evaniids, Odes, and Gasteruptiids: The Summer Well-Spent with Bees,...
When I signed on to work as an intern in the Frost Museum, I had really no idea what I was getting myself into. Two summers ago, I was trying to pass Calculus I back home; a stressful summer. Last...
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