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How to Collect and Display Insects

How to Collect and Display Insects

In the midst of the current 17-year cicada emergence here on the East Coast, the good folks over at Radiolab have posted an interview with entomologist Dr. Louis Sorkin, in which he describes how to collect and display insect specimens in shadowboxes (or cigar boxes if you want that DIY aesthetic).

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How-To: Collect and Display Insects

How-To: Collect and Display Insects

In the midst of the current 17-year cicada emergence here on the East coast, the good folks over at Radiolab have posted an interview with Dr. Louis Sorkin, in which he describes how to collect and display insects in shadowboxes (or cigar boxes if you want that DIY aesthetic).

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Swarmageddon: Cicadas Helping Crowdsource Citizen Science

Swarmageddon: Cicadas Helping Crowdsource Citizen Science

The Cicada Tracker project is crowdsourcing soil temperatures to track the emergence of Brood II cicadas, that have been living underground for the past 17 years. Billions and billions of cicadas are expected to emerge over the next few weeks throughout the northeast United States.

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Golden Cicada Wing Earrings

Growing up in Chicago, I remember the first time I heard the sound of cicadas, a loud, unmatched symphony. Despite the fact that cicadas are pretty large insects and can be kinda scary as they fly around, they have an undeniable beauty, especially in their delicate wings. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, Sudlow Jewelry has a […]

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