Montreal takes the ento-blogosphere by storm!

Just a quick post to pass along a menage a trois of new insect blogs which have ties to McGill University in Montreal, Quebec!

Chris Borkent is not only a PhD student working on fungus gnat (Mycetophilidae) taxonomy at McGill, but also an avid naturalist. Chris will be sharing his knowledge and observations on all things natural that he makes during his walk to work at the Lyman Entomological Museum over at his new blog, Natural History in Suburbia. Another dipterist is now online; beware!

Speaking of the Lyman Entomological Museum, they’ve recently started a blog highlighting the research accomplishments and field work being undertaken at their institution. There are a bunch of great entomologists working in the Lyman Museum, so be sure to watch for lots of interesting news!

Finally, McGill alum Brigette Zacharczenko is working towards her MSc PhD at the University of Connecticut by studying the systematics of moths in the family Noctuidae, and has just started a blog chronicling the life history of her research subjects. With some absolutely stunning photos of moth eggs and caterpillars, caterpillarblog is definitely going to be one to watch! Also, Brigette is a super creative seamstress who designs, creates and sells plush invertebrates under the pseudonym Weird Bug Lady. An awesome nickname, and anyone with an interest in insects should check out those cute-n-cuddly works of art right now!