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If left alone spiders provide free pest control, eating more obnoxious pests such as flies, said Allen Lawrance, associate curator of entomology at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum located in Chicago and operated by the Chicago Academy of Science.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
How to identify a black widow According to a guide from Purdue University's entomology department, a female black widow is black and about the size of a penny with its legs extended.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
When do fruit flies go away in Ohio? Ohioans can expect fruit flies to be around until late September or early October, according to Ellen Klinger, associate professor of professional practice for Ohio State University's department of entomology.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024
To test the spiders’ heart rates, Davis and study coauthor Christina Vu, who was a University of Georgia undergraduate student of entomology at the time, wrangled 79 spiders from two different genera.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
How to identify a black widow According to a guide from Purdue University's entomology department, a female black widow is black and about the size of a penny with its legs extended.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
When do fruit flies go away in Ohio? Ohioans can expect fruit flies to be around until late September or early October, according to Ellen Klinger, associate professor of professional practice for Ohio State University's department of entomology.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024
To test the spiders’ heart rates, Davis and study coauthor Christina Vu, who was a University of Georgia undergraduate student of entomology at the time, wrangled 79 spiders from two different genera.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Entomology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomology. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy
ˌent-ə-ˈmäl-ə-jē 
plural entomologies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects
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