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Blog of Interest to Insect Enthusiasts

The official About Insects blogroll. If you like insects and spiders, you might like these blogs, too.

Tell Us About Your Bug Blog

Do you have a bug blog? Do you blog about insects, spiders, or other arthropods? Let us know about it!

Beetles In The Bush

The experiences and reflections of Missouri entomologist Ted McRae. Ted is also a serious student of beetle taxonomy, with primary interest in woodboring beetles (families Buprestidae and Cerambycidae) and tiger beetles (family Cicindelidae).

Bug Girl's Blog

Entomology. Gardening. Ranting. Nerdery. Bug_girl has a PhD in Entomology. Her bug research involves using pheromones to try to control insect populations without pesticides. Essentially, she makes male bugs horny, and then prevents them from mating.

Bug Squad

From the University of California, Bug Squad has incredible macro photos of all kinds of insects, and great articles, too. Highly recommended!

The Backyard Arthropod Project

This blog is a project to document every arthropod on 9 acres of Old Mill Hill in the Keeweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. It's got some nice macro photos of all kinds of arthropods, along with discussions of the finds.

MObugs

A nice blog about Missouri bugs by Shelly Cox, an insect enthusiast and amateur insect photographer.

Bugs for Thugs

An entomologist's blog, with excellent macro photography.

What's Bugging You?

The blog of Dr. Art Evans, an entomologist, author, photographer, and lecturer. His most recent books include What's Bugging You? (A fond look at the animals we love to hate) and the National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America.

Urban Dragon Hunters

A diary of the search for Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) in southeastern Michigan...and some other insects in other places.

Gossamer Tapestry

Reflections on conservation, butterflies, and ecology in the nation's heartland, brought to you by biologist Doug Taron.

North American Moths Backyard Inventory

The North American Moths Backyard Inventory (NAMBI) was developed with the goal of creating a database of the moths of North America through citizen science contributions.

Circus of the Spineless

A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles, crawls or flutters.

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