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Monthly Archives: August, 2011

  • I’m on the radio! August 27, 2011
  • Ben the Overly Literal Dermestid Beetle August 26, 2011
  • Waspthulu discovered in Indonesia August 20, 2011
  • Bad Beetle Karma August 10, 2011
  • Bug Girl’s Greatest Bug Hits August 7, 2011
  • School of Ants August 5, 2011
  • Awwww….EW. August 2, 2011
  • Operation Cat Drop August 1, 2011

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Bug G. Membracid

Bug_Girl has a PhD in Entomology. Her bug research involves using pheromones to try to control insect populations without pesticides.  She's been blogging about insects since before you were born.

Available for consulting on social media strategy for non-profits and scientists.

Insects on Flickr

Robber Fly (Asilidae) with Ricanid Planthopper (Ricanula sublimata, Ricaniidae) prey

Ricanid Planthopper Nymph (Ricaniidae)

A Cocoon and Some Natural Light

Eciton burchellii

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Top Posts

  • How to inspect your hotel room for bed bugs
  • How to remove a tick (and prevent Lyme Disease)
  • What's the best way to repel mosquitoes?
  • Wrong on the Internet: Bogus USA Spider Chart
  • "Scientifically Accurate" Spider-man (is not accurate)

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I am a freelance contractor with no health insurance. If you would like to contribute to my rent, medical bills, or just buy me some coffee, you can donate here!

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Entomology Info

  • Aquatic Insect ID
  • BugGuide
  • Butterflies and Moths
  • Index of Entomology
  • Pollinator Protection Campaign
  • Xerces Society

Important things to read

  • Coffee and Conservation
  • Media Matters
  • Natl Ctr for Science Education
  • Racialicious
  • Sense about Science
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
  • Understanding Evolution
  • Understanding Science

Tools and Nerdery

  • A List Apart
  • Creating Passionate Users
  • CSS Zen Garden
  • Electronic Freedom

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I really hate to do this, but some people have been taking whole chunks of my blog and publishing them as theirs, or implying I endorse their products. Not cool. This work protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. You are not allowed to just take content from my site. You DO NOT have permission to scrape my feed or content excerpts as part of a Splog or commercial website. If you want to use my work for commercial purposes, contact me. I'm happy to have you use my work, I just want to be asked.

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