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The $3,000 beetle: Why the titan beetle is the holy grail for insect collectors

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...
Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech Insect Collection Offers Regional History Lesson (As Told by Bugs)

A bored researcher, boxes of left-behind Husky homework and the painstakingly documented entomology specimens of a 1960s faculty member formed the chrysalis for the Michigan Technological University ...
Times Record News

A decades old part of MSU's insect collection yielded a new discovery. More are to be had

A researcher discovered an interesting tiger beetle in the Midwestern State University insect collection. The MSU Texas collection, featuring specimens collected by the late Walter Dalquest, is ...
The Spokesman-Review

WSU makes strides in digitalizing 3 million insect collection

There are 3 million insects in an inconspicuous room on Washington State University’s campus. Completely filling row after row of metal cabinets, each individual specimen is pinned and labeled with ...
UMass Lowell

Bugging Out: Donation of Specimen Collection Boosts Study of Insects

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...