A storm of bug bloggers

The students of IB 401: Introduction to Entomology here at UI have started a bug blog, and they've taken to it like...um... belostomatids to water.

ib401Go pay them a visit and leave some comments.

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It looks like they're enjoying the exercise!

I left a comment on tiger beetle locomotion and vision -- alas, full of typos, but perhaps the students will be forgiving.