Posts Tagged: Alex Wild
'The Astonishing Ant Man' Jack Longino to Speak at UC Davis
John "Jack" Longino knows his ants. "We share the planet with millions of species, and many...
A side view of the new ant species Eurhopalothrix zipacna that Jack Longino discovered in Central America. (Photo by Jack Longino)
'Insects Unlocked': How You Can Make It Happen
If you've ever wanted free access to incredible macro images of insects and spiders, this is...
Alex Wild's portrait of a Mexican honey wasp, San Antonio, Texas. This public domain image is among the images in the newly launched "Insects Unlocked" Project. Donations are being accepted to make it all happen.
Alex Wild's image of a Californian Pseudomyrmex twig ant. This is one of the images in "Insects Unlocked."
This is Alex Wild's image of a paper wasp stinger, Polistes carolina, in Texas.
Why Rodney Dangerfield Would Have Liked Male Ants--and Probably What Brendon Boudinot Is Doing
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield would have liked male ants. It was Dangerfield (1921-2004),...
Myrmecologist Brendon Boudinot in the field. This was taken at the Southwest Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, Ariz., by Roberto Keller, National Museum of Natural History and Science, Portugal.
World's Best Bug Blogs
There are lots of blogs out there, but not too many people blog about bugs. Fact is, bugs bug...
Ladybug drying its wings after falling into a swimming pool. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fly away, little ladybug! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ladybug resting on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Looking Back at 2013
Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014. If you're a beginning driver--or you remember being a beginning...
Up close and personal with a robber fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee fly mimicking a helicopter--or does a helicopter mimic a bee fly? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jumping spider, a floral visitor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male Valley carpenter bee is really a teddy bear. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oh, to have the waist of a mud dauber wasp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A pollen-covered honey bee ready for take-off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)