#7 :: Insect Collections

People often picture entomologists either swinging a butterfly net in a field somewhere looking for insects to pin or hunched over a microscope looking at those pinned insects. In truth, though, the interests and activities of entomologists are varied, even when focused on a shared experience like collecting insects. In this episode, we look at what prompts three different entomologists to create insect collections, how they feel about the insects in them, and how some collections are anything but a box full of pinned insects.

Guest Editor: Dr. Doug Landis (Invasive Species Initiative, Toles Road Prairie Reconstruction)
Music: "InsectaLoop" by Jake McCarthy.
More links: Julianna Tuell, Rob Ahern, Jiri Hulcher, Insect Collecting Methods, A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection, Cambodian school kids collect insects.