You have the attention span of....

a dragonfly! Good job!

Six legged Quadcopter!

Coolest insect inspired robot yet! (I think)

6000 insect species in one acre of rainforest!

The results of the insect census are in!

2013 Insect Academy Awards!

Thanks again, RocketNews24!

Bizarre "King of Wasps" Found in Indonesia

Bizarre "King of Wasps" Found in Indonesia

Wired's Bug Week!

Wired (UK) has declared this week bug week.  There are lots of fun articles about bug sex, death by bugs, etc..

Insect damaged wood for cabinetry.

Not a bad idea!

Former UK PM loses his pet stick insect.

This is hilarious.

Climate change is bringing new insects to Finland

Three species of fly that were previously unrecorded in Finland have been collected near the very southern tip of the country. Here is a link to the story.

Plant/Insect voice mail?

I think the analogy to voice mail is a bit of a stretch, but its an interesting finding. Check it out.

Asian hornet kills a man in France

I've been watching stories about this hornet for a while now. This is the first one that I've seen in english.  I guess someone has to die for the insect stories to make the english-speaking news.

Marlin Rice's video makes the NYT online

Here is a story about the ESA's Entomology video contest!

Flies' Loud Sex Makes Insects Vulnerable To Bats, Study Shows

Dang.

The wasp that never cries wolf

The wasp that never cries wolf

Death by roaches?

I'm not sure it was the roaches' fault. I guess we'll have to wait to see the results of the investigation...

Remote control cockroaches to the rescue!

Here is the link to the news site that I found this on.

Valley elderberry longhorn beetle no longer Federally Endangered

I've never heard of this beetle, but I'm glad it is less endangered than it used to be!

Central Valley Business Times

Malicious insect forces man to drive ambulance into tatoo parlor

This may just be the beginning.  The insect revolution started in Uniontown, PA.  Keep your windows up.
Flying insect causes crash in Uniontown - heraldstandard.com: Local News

The bug that looks like Elvis!

Watch Drosera glanduligera in action

Here is the link to the full story at smithsonian magazine.

300 million year old fossil nymph

Some good macro photos of a praying mantis

Warblers, insects, and fruit in Tennessee

This might be of interest to any birders out there.

New species of stick insect discovered in the Phillipines!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19399735

An ‘aesthete’ insect that renders man distraught

An 'aesthete' insect that renders man distraught
This article is a little strange....but its about mosquitos transmitting dengue.

Microscopic Fly!

IPM basics

ID resource for Mosquito larvae

This webpage has a slide show of characteristics relevant to mosquito larvae ID. It also has a 'quiz yourself' tool.

Thomas Eisner photos slide show

Who was Thomas Eisner? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/science/05angier.html

Bigger hover flies have to be better mimics than the little ones?

Anthropomorphic insect dioramas

I don't know whether to call this silly, weird, or creepy, but if she can make a living doing this...genius.

Coffee pest steals genes from bacteria

Fruit fly larvae seek out alcohol to kill parasites

Edible bugs beat hunger in Laos

Game delayed by BEES!!!

Really cool video of a stick insect hatching!

2012 Week 3 Questions

2012 Week 1 Questions

Must Know Pests

List of insect orders

This is a pretty good list of insect orders I think.  I expect all of you to memorize this by next Wednesday.
jk

Horse fly named in honor of Beyonce

Horse fly named in honor of Beyonce

SuperAnts?!

Another cause of CCD?! Really? Is this the ONE?