Recent news stories examine entomological wonders— including a few insects that inspire human technology.
Posts Tagged ‘entomology’
Incredible Insects
Thursday, November 29th, 2012Alaska Adventure
Friday, August 31st, 2012
The Academy’s Dave Kavanaugh recently returned from a “painfully lush” valley in the Juneau Icefield.
Academy Roof Research
Monday, November 1st, 2010
What kind of insects are attracted to the native plants on the Academy’s living roof?
Flesh Eating Beetles!
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Get the gory low-down of flesh-eating beetles and find out how they are put to work in natural history museums.
Ice Beetles
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Academy entomologist Dave Kavanaugh heads to the Sierras tracking ice beetles.
Lettuce Insects
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
A local scientist is studying the insects that live on lettuce, both good and bad.
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