Wednesday, December 12, 2007
D0564

Making entomological greeting cards

Joseph L. Spencer, spencer1@uiuc.edu, Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Ecological Entomology, 1816 S. Oak St, Champaign, IL and Gerald Ghidiu, ghidiu@aesop.rutgers.edu, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Rd, Bridgeton, NJ.

Insect behavior is a subject that offers many opportunities for humorous twists on serious topics. I take well-known aspects of arthropod behavior and use them to inspire entomologically-themed greeting cards. The process of making one card is illustrated; examples of other cards I have distributed are also presented.


Species 1: Mantodea Mantidae Mantis religiosa (praying mantid, European mantid)