Notes from the Lab: The Cutest Roaches Around
When you think of cockroaches, “cute” isn’t usually the first word that comes to mind. Yet that is how Therea petiveriana, or the... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: I Vant to Suck Your Blood
Welcome Back to the Lab! And a Happy Halloween to you all! We’re wrapping up this month’s spooky topics with the vampires of... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Rise from Your Grave
I live for horror movies. So it should come as no surprise that October is my favorite time of year. This... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: The Mummy’s Tomb
If you’ve been keeping up with our Online Bug Encounters, you might have tuned into yesterday’s topic on parasitoid wasps. Parasitoid wasps are... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Malaise Trap Survey (continued!)
Back in July, we introduced you to our ongoing project in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The study aims to better understand the... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Native Mantids
While out on a bug walk with the Montana Natural History Center’s Master Naturalist students this weekend, we were blown away... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Celebrity Bugs
This is not my first rodeo when it comes to late summer wildfire smoke. However, this is the first year it has actually... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Tarantula Molt Update
August was an exciting month for our tarantulas as we had not one, not two, but THREE successful tarantula molts over... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Rocky Mountain Locust
Last week, we introduced you to the infamous Rocky Mountain Locust, a grasshopper species that plagued settlers trying to make their... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Rocky Mountain Locust
In a continuation of our grasshopper-focused Online Bug Encounter, I want to dive a little deeper into the life history of the... Continue Reading