Bug Squad

A daily (M-F) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008 and about the wonderful world of insects and those who study them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bully in the Bee Garden

July 26, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
He's the bully in the bee garden. If you've ever watched the male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) patrolling "his" flower patch, you'll see him targeting insects several times larger than he is.
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From Venomous Scorpions to Neuropathic Pain Research

July 21, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Fascinating stories in the scientific world... Have you heard about the entomologist who went from researching venomous scorpions to alleviating human neuropathic pain? That would be Bora Inceoglu, who holds a doctorate in entomology from the University of California, Davis.
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Hold That Tiger!

July 20, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you're chasing a tiger, you don't have to worry about the fangs or the claws. No worries about this tiger. This tiger has wings.
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