Getting Started
In 2012 I was finishing up my Associate's degree and I needed just 4 more credit hours to graduate. My advisor was helping me look for something that would fit my schedule and count towards my program. After maybe 10 minutes he looked at me and said "Do you like bugs?!". I knew that I hated spiders (I thank that movie "Eight Legged Freaks") but never really thought twice about insects. I knew what bees, butterflies and ladybugs were. I couldn't tell a carpenter bee from a bumble bee or a monarch from a swallowtail, however. My mom always took the time to point out the pretty ladybugs when I was little or show us the butterfly on a flower; but I never knew much about them. Mr. S was the entomology professor and he needed a minimum of 10 students to hold the class that semester. I figured I could handle 16 weeks of learning about insects, so I signed up. Best. Decision. EVER!!! I fell in love with these little creepy crawlies that are ...