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• ISBN: 0309070813
• ISBN: 9780309070812
• Physical Description: pages cm
• Publisher: Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, 2000.

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How Entomologists See Insects -- On elderly ants 3 -- Putting on airs 8 -- Fatal attractions 15 -- Just say "Notodontid?" 21 -- Pick a number from 1 to 10[superscript 41] 26 -- Ain't no bugs in me! 31 -- Getting up to speed 38 -- Sea monkey see, sea monkey do 45 -- A prayer before dining 50 -- Grotto glow 57 -- How the World Sees Insects -- Super systematics 65 -- Inquiring minds want to know 71 -- "Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees..." 76 -- Bizzy, bizzy entomologists 82 -- P.C. insects 88 -- Over-the-counter insects 93 -- Roach clips and other short subjects 99 -- Got my mojo workin' (badly) 105 -- Weird Al-eyrodidae? Weird Al-eocharinae? 111 -- "This is your brain on bugs..." 119 -- Is Paris buzzing? 125 -- Infield flies and other sporting types 132 -- Sounding off 138 -- How Entomologists See Themselves -- Entomological legwork 147 -- "What's in a name? That which you call Eltringham's gland..." 152 -- Apis, Apis, Bobapis 157 -- Department of Ant-omology? 165 -- Ah! Humbug! 173 -- Grumpy old entomologists 180 -- Images of entomologists--moving and otherwise 186 -- (Water) penny for your thoughts? 195 -- Rated GP ("generally patronizing") 201 -- How an Entomologist Sees Science -- Author! Author! et al. 207 -- I'm okay--are you O.K.? 212 -- "Quite without redeeming quality?" 218 -- Flintstones 101 224 -- A word to freshmen 230 -- Holding the bag 238 -- Kids Pour Coffee on Fat Girl Scouts 243 -- An o-pun and shut case 248 -- Hand-me-down genes 255 -- Subpoenas envy 260.

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