Category: General
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Carolina wren journal
So I have been a graduate student here at UGA for almost a year now. I had no idea what being a Ph.D. student mean when I joined the program. Every time when I think about it, I just feel lucky that Dr. Ross would take me on. At first, it felt largely like…
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Summer of 2016 –
Lying on the bed last night at my home, I wasn’t able to fall asleep in a short time. I always have problems sleeping — if I sleep like a baby every day I would not need to do so much thinking and writing. This summer I have been doing so much traveling and seeing…
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Iron teeth
I spent the whole night trying to write up a lab report for insect physiology class at UIUC on a project using environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). I was not able to finish the paper with high quality but our teacher Dr. Marianne Alleyne was nice enough to give two more days. Regardless, let me share…
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Rearing Manduca
My life goal is quite clear: inspire more people to appreciate and conserve nature. Even though I still don’t know how to achieve it, I decided to be an ecologist/entomologist first. Now that I have decided to be an entomologist, I am going to start writing about my research and life. I recognize that people…
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[35mm] Corny summer 2015
Badlands – by Bruce Springsteen Workin’ in the fields till you get your back burned Workin’ `neath the wheel till you get your facts learned Baby I got my facts learned real good right now You better get it straight darling Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king And a king ain’t…
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[Macro] Season of love
![[Macro] Season of love](https://horacesnature.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4305-1.jpg?w=1024)
Photographed recently near the University of Illinois in Urbana Skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae) having love Milkweed beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) out again Some leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae)
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[Macro] Prairie creatures
![[Macro] Prairie creatures](https://horacesnature.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2366.jpg?w=1024)
– Prairie Milkweed Beetle – Two spotted soilder beetle – Stenonema femoratum female – some sweet bee – some new hatch shield bug – Explorer
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[35mm] People&WhatTheyDo
I was involved with a film photography club in school, which triggered my passion for manual & film photography. When you use film, you only shoot when the scene is worthwhile, and the negative is a better medium to preserve emotions. -Justin- wanna be speak therapist -Lizzy & Shun- biology students -Thor- entomologist -Sarah- at…
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Crafts (2015)
This is a series of crafts of “insect-transformer-steampunk-display”, inspired by various artists such as Mike Libby, Justin Gershenson-Gates, Tom Hardwidge, Edouard Martinet, & Christopher Conte. No.1 [Landmark] Material: dried insect specimen (Chalcosoma Caucasus beetle), blue LED light, wires, battery, solder, watch parts, camera parts, random found items, acrylate gule Sold …
Horace Zeng 