My new year's resolution was to be even more entomologically awesome than last year. So far so good.
Tag: confessions
Just got a new camera and it is almost as exciting as getting a new microscope. I am such a science geek.
Underwear line update, new tagline for kids: Because entomologists notice the little things.
One of my life goals is to be enough of a famous entomologist to be asked to play "Not My Job" on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
It bugs me when people make bad insect puns.
I yell at the tv when shows and movies get their entomology wrong. No "Bones", bess beetles (Passalidae) do NOT infest corpses and whatever made-up scientific name you just spouted was WRONG!
Next time someone tells me they kill every spider they see, I want to say "Yeah, and I hate dogs, I kill every one that I come across". Just to see their reaction. please note: I do NOT hate dogs! 🙂
After getting home from work this afternoon, I had every intention of writing a full (brilliant) blog post on division of labor in insects. Didn't happen. So here's a pretty beetle:
I get a huge rush of endorphins every time I manage to ID an insect from a picture that is from a rare family. I do a little happy dance.
I saved a spider in the shower this morning. I feel like a superhero.