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The definition of Entomology is…

a branch of zoology that deals with insects

And while the etymology of entomology is also the study of insects…

It is not uncommon for an Entomologist to study spiders, scorpions, mites, or ticks…

Despite the fact that these are NOT insects…

but Arachnids…

And then there are the Myriapods…

centipedes, millipedes and other multi legged critters also studied by entomologists…

But there is a terminology…

That includes insects, arachnids and myriapods…

Arthro-poda…

And whether you like the way arthro-poda-logical rolls off the tongue

Or prefer the long standardized ento-mo-logical

The following episode of TWIS is crawling with science-y news…

As we are broadcasting from the open circulatory system of bug research…

The 65th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America…

Here on this week in science,

Coming up next…

Who’s Afraid?

You are. We all are. When 6-month old babies were exposed to either spiders and flowers or snakes and fish, their pupils dilated significantly more to spiders and snakes than the other stimuli suggesting that humans have retained an evolved fear of or predisposition to fear potentially threatening animals.

Interview w/ Jessica Ware

Jessica Lee Ware is an evolutionary biologist and entomologist. She is an assistant professor at Rutgers University, Newark studying the evolution of insect physiology and behavior, particularly dragonflies and dictyoptera,