Notes from the Lab

Notes from the Lab: The Schmidt Pain Index

Welcome back to the Lab! We’ve all been there; contentedly enjoying a summer afternoon, traipsing across the lawn in bare feet when: boom. Bee underfoot. A yelp is issued. Obscenities are […]

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Notes from the Lab: Insects in Medicine

Welcome back to the Lab! Typically, when it comes to bugs and diseases, our minds immediately jump to the diseases that are spread by insects. We definitely don’t need more […]

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Notes from the Lab: True Body Horror

Love them or hate them, insects have mastered a myriad of strategies to ensure their permanence in our world. Even those with an affinity for bugs have to admit that […]

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Notes from the Lab: Spider Myths (Part I)

In the current age of information accessibility, knowledge transmission happens almost instantaneously. While many argue this is largely beneficial, it also means misinformation travels at lightning speed. Once a myth […]

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Notes from the Lab: The Monarch Dilemma

Welcome back to the Lab! It probably comes as no surprise that we highly encourage using invertebrates as teaching tools for a wide range of scientific subjects, from physiology to […]

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Notes from the Lab: Valentine’s Flies

Regardless of whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or end up boycotting the entire first half of February, chances are, you’ve consumed chocolate in some form or another these past couple […]

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Notes from the Lab: Woolly Bear Folklore

Insect-inspired folklore is rampant throughout human history; from the ancient Egyptians, who believed bees were the sacred tears of the sun god, Ra, to the many cultures who revered the praying […]

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Notes from the Lab: Forensic Entomology

It’s no secret that certain insects have long been associated with death and decay. Flies and their offspring, carrion beetles; they are the masters of decomposition, responsible for the rather […]

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Notes from the Lab: Mad Honey

Humans and honey have a long historical association. Beekeeping emerged in ancient Egypt nearly 10,000 years ago, but evidence of wild honey collection dates even further. For nearly 15,000 years, humans […]

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