Our youngin is interested in entomology so we were happy to get a chance to visit the J. Gordon Edwards Entomology Museum at San Jose State University.
We were very grateful to Dr. Fred Larabee for being up for showing us around; from his enthusiastic introduction to the collection and the work being done around it, we can tell his students are very lucky to have him as teacher. It was fascinating hearing about his own path into entomology, his research on trap-jaw ants, and stories of fieldwork, including seeing stalk-eyed flies. Looking at the trays of insects, including several of the youngin’s favorites, was a reminder of the incredible variety out there and how much there is to learn.
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