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One of my personal heroes is E.O. Wilson , for a variety of reasons. He has done some amazing work for concepts of biodiversity, and entomologists revere him for both his research about ants and his ability to communicate with the general public. In fact, he has won two Pulitzer prizes for his books (among many other awards), so he's kind of a big deal. Charlie Rose recently did an interview with him on April 3rd about his book The Social Conquest of Earth , and it's fascinating. To watch the video, just follow this link . Enjoy!

A wheel bug from Costa Rica, preserved at the Museo de Insectos, University of Costa Rica, San José.   Let it be known that I am extremely excited for this summer. I applied for a few internships, but those didn't work out. I was disappointed, of course, but other opportunities popped up, ensuring that I won't be idle during my time off from classes. I applied for a grant from my college, and received it. Thanks to that, I will spend six weeks during the summer carrying out a project I designed. This will involve me romping around the college's field station with my exploring hat, bug nets, and a bag full of bug collecting equipment, investigating the assassin bug diversity at the field station. This is awesome for a number of reasons: I'll be investigating a question no one has yet researched I'll be acquainting myself even more with assassin bugs, a group of insects that is quickly becoming my favorite I will have ample time for exploration I'll find more th...