Results for keyword: insects
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Daniel Marlos shares his knowledge and love of the insect world
In Los Angeles, self-trained entomologist Daniel Marlos helps others learn about the crawly things he loves through his website: What's That Bug?
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Nov 18, 2011 -
Meditations on craft: A review of What I Learned at Bug Camp
Sarah Juniper Rabkin's new essay collection is the intriguing, wide-ranging What I Learned at Bug Camp: Essays on Finding a Home in the World.
by Melissa Hart, Nov 13, 2011 -
Walking in the body of being
Not everybody understands why pinacate beetles are such good company, but philosopher Baruch Spinoza is likely one of them.
by Sharman Apt Russell , May 26, 2011 -
We can help bees by cleaning up our act
Pesticides, long road trips and junk food are hard on honeybees as well as humans.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 04, 2009 -
Madame Merian and her passion for metamorphosis
In Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis, Kim Todd uncovers the life and legacy of a pioneering 17th century woman
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 21, 2008 -
Field notes from the front steps
From the front porch of her house in Montana, Kim Todd studies bees and marvels at the world.
by Kim Todd, Nov 26, 2007 -
Beetle Warfare
Scientists unleash a new weapon in the fight against invasive tamarisk – a tiny exotic beetle from Kazakhstan.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 26, 2007 -
Native hum
As honeybees vanish, Western farmers turn to the region’s native pollinators
by Lisa Jones, Jun 11, 2007 -
Have bee, will travel
This issue of High Country News features Hannah Nordhaus on the challenges facing a Western migratory beekeeper and his hives of pollinating bees.
by John Mecklin, Mar 19, 2007 -
Conspiring with caddisflies
A Seattle artist known only as Ferg works with tiny caddisfly larvae to make jewelry from the insects’ intricate casings
by Eliza Murphy, Nov 27, 2006






