Play is usually identified as a uniquely mammalian trait. We recognize it in our pets, in non-human primates, and even wild animals. But we don’t often recognize it in non-mammalian […]

With as busy as we’ve been around MBHI, combined with the onset of the holiday season, I anticipate spending most of my Friday catching up on precious, precious sleep. Sleep […]

As the designated “bug person” in my circle of family and friends, it probably comes as no surprise that I often receive texts asking for bug-related advice. More often than not […]

To say this week has been a flurry of activity would be an egregious understatement. With animals arriving every day, exhibits going in, and signage being installed, we’ve all been […]

Since 2015, our colony of walking sticks, Medauroidea extradentata, has been reproducing via parthenogenesis (cloning), resulting in an all-female colony of clones. This reproduction method is so successful that males […]

The buzzin’ has quieted with the onset of snow, so it’s time for us to make our own seasonal change. Notes from the Lab returns for another run until the […]

It’s that time of year again! As we move into spring and summer, I will be taking a break from Notes from the Lab while I focus on our exciting […]

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 biomimicry. But when working with […]

Recently, while collaborating on a science fair project with a Sentinel high school student, we received a package of 1000 live ladybugs. The charismatic little beetles arrived with a shipment […]

Insects and arthropods are some of the oldest animals on the planet; they were some of the first to colonize land, and easily the first to take to the air. […]