Santa Jaws…
December 24, 2011 7 Comments

…wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May your holidays be filled with family, friends, and fun.
Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2011
Experiences and reflections of a Missouri entomologist
December 24, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae 7 Comments

…wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May your holidays be filled with family, friends, and fun.
Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2011
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About Ted C. MacRae
Ted C. MacRae is a research entomologist by vocation and beetle taxonomist by avocation. Areas of expertise in the latter include worldwide jewel beetles (Buprestidae) and North American longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). More recent work has focused on North American tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and their distribution, ecology, and conservation.
It seems therefore that a taste for collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life!--Charles Darwin
I feel like an old war-horse at the sound of a trumpet when I read about the capture of rare beetles.--Charles Darwin
The Creator, if He exists, must have an inordinate fondness for beetles.--J. B. S. Haldane

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Ted C. MacRae is an agricultural entomologist with an active personal interest in insect biosystematics. Primary expertise includes taxonomy of wood boring beetles, with more recent interest also in tiger beetle survey and conservation. Managing Editor of the The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, Layout Editor for CICINDELA and Newsletter Editor for the Webster Groves Nature Study Society. Read his interview at Nature Blog Network, and visit him at these other sites:
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And happy end of this human calendar year to all insects in south and north hemispheres. May all species continue to prosper and maintain proper challenges. And of course, thank you Ted for continued blogging!
Reminds me of the lyrics by Cheech and Chong: “Hurray for Santy Claus, the man with the hairy jaws!”
Santa is very shiny, but a little terrifying
Merry Christmas!
Love it! Merry Christmas!
How did you get it to stay still long enough to put the hat on?
Awesome! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
Thanks all!