Bug Eric

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A wonderful thing happened recently. A friend gave me a camera that they haven’t been using, after I posted on social media that my current ...

Over the last few years, and intensifying more recently, I have gone through something of a metamorphosis in the topics of my writing. One c...

Here at the end of September, I am gearing up for the Heartland Book Festival in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, October 11. With your h...

I am not sure that I have ever had less enthusiasm for an incoming new year than I have for this one. It seems rather silly, though, that I ...

Apologies for being away for so long, but at least I have a decent excuse. I have been at work on a new book, and only yesterday submitted t...

Visitors to this blog need to know that Blogger will no longer allow me to reply to your comments and questions on my posts, or even make my...

Last night I presented a webinar on "Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect" to the Athol Bird & Nature Cl...

This past week BioQuip Products announced to their customers that the company will be closing its doors permanently as of March 11, 2022, af...

The end of this year has brought a clearer focus for the new year ahead. I have projects to complete, and travel plans already. What else ma...

It occurs to me that my vision for this blog, and audience expectations, may be somewhat divergent, and neither as easy to meet and execute ...

© Alie Ward Last Tuesday evening I had the privilege of recording an episode of the popular podcast Ologies with Alie Ward. All about the s...

Anoplius aethiops female speeding along with wolf spider cargo, Cape May, New Jersey Almost ten years ago, back at the end of September, 20...

Year-end Wrap-up This calendar year has been challenging, to put it politely, for everyone. Many people have lost family members, friends, ...

This blog has slowed down considerably as I turn my attention to Sense of Misplaced blog to address larger social, environmental, and justi...

On February 4 I was prepared to sacrifice this blog in protest of the desecration about to take place at the National Butterfly Center, Bent...

Work, work, activism. That is what Bug Eric has been up to lately, and mostly what the immediate future holds in store. I just added a new...

Fighting Flame Skimmer dragonfly males Several new posts will be coming to this blog in October. You can look forward to a diversity of top...

Circumstances have conspired lately in both positive and negative ways to derail my intended schedule of posts here. No excuses, just reali...

After my presentation to the Austin Butterfly Forum last month, I opened the floor to questions from the membership. Three questions stood ...