Bugs For Thugs

Let me introduce you to a person you might find handy some day… I’ve just finished setting up a blog for my good friend (and frequent Ocellated commenter) Kelley. Bugs for Thugs.

Kelley’s an entomologist who will gladly answer your questions about “what’s this insect.” Like birders when asked about a little brown bird, she will probably hate you when you ask her, “I saw this beetle, do you know what it was?”

She also reminisces on how we met.

I met Jay more than a couple years ago during some summer field classes we both took in Puget Sound. He was my first encounter with a Texan…and I haven’t met another one like him since . In all honesty though, Jay has an unquenchable passion for birds and for the integrity of science. I admire him very much for that. I would have never guessed that I would be making a life long friend the day I first heard the strange sounds of a Texan accent coming from a guy who was wearing a t-shirt with birds on it.

Well, I’m just glad to put a good foot forward for the lone star state. Good luck Kelley, and I look forward to learning something about insects. (Oh, and do explain the name Bugs for Thugs. It’s a great story).