Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2012 3 Comments

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Experiences and reflections of a Missouri entomologist
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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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Backatcha! FABULOUS jack o’ lanterns & awesome capture. =) Glowing orange and NOTHING ELSE. Spoooooooky!!!!
Like a boss. It’s two hours back in Cali, but the planning was right on. I’ll have to “net” myself some candy.
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