New pieces in our Archives shed light on our mission to preserve and represent diverse voices in the field of natural history
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Category: Entomology
A Case of Mistaken Identity in the World of Crane Flies
Curator Jon Gelhaus and BEES student Bryan Eichen set out to clarify who was really who among the spotted wing species in the genus Dicranomyia.
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Q+A: Lights, Camera…Ants!
Sean O’ Donnell, PhD, a professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, believes putting insects on camera can help society see the integral role they play in the preservation of our natural world – and ultimately humankind.
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The Unexpected Diversity of Philadelphia’s Bees
Academy co-op and BEES student Liz Otruba surveyed the bee population at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum to see how many species were really there
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There Is a Fungus Among Us! Killer Fungi in the Flesh at the Academy
Specimens of a certain parasitic fungi found in our collections with those otherworldly growth traits that have long been the inspiration for science fiction
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The Art of Tidying Up in the Entomology Collections
Drexel BEES student talks about the real scientific power (and fun!) of an orderly insect collection
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New Exhibition Presents Insects Like You’ve Never Seen Them
Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss opens Nov. 19
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Otteo Sound Project, Music to the Ears
As told by a Drexel co-op
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Capturing the Crane Fly
Drexel BEES student works to document and describe the amazing biodiversity of this truly interesting insect
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On the Wings of Research
BEES alum and first author on a recently published Nature paper talks butterflies, data and student experiences
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