User:Pro bug catcher
I have a B.Sc. in biology by problem-based learning from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
I have a M.Sc. in plant science, but focused on insects, from McGill University with the Neotropical Environment Option in collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
I am working towards a Ph.D. in biology, in the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior program at Indiana University Bloomington.
I am mainly interested in biology, especially entomology and behavioural ecology, insect evolution, but also entomophagy (not quite biology). I usually find most science subjects interesting. I like to cook and eat well. Excluding Wikipedia, my spare time goes to photography (especially insect macro, see my Flickr account), do what I can for the planet, reading (especially fantasy & fiction), listening to music (especially celtic, celtic fusion, alternative rock, folk-rock and rock en español), and watching anime.
Chrysiridia rhipheus Urania sloanus (Oct.11.07)ManzanaList of unrefined sweetenersMiomopteraTomopterisZuckerbabyKayamb(from fr:Kayamb)Guira Cuckoo(from fr:Guira)Shepherdia canadensisWhite Witch (moth)MaleoTopknot PigeonSustainable developmentGiant HummingbirdChapulinesNopalDragon RiderJan Krzysztof KlukOmphaleaMonarch (Danaus plexippus)Yacon syrupGynandromorphPaperwhiteCanna (plant)Sky High Original SoundtrackEntomophagyPupaLimenitis arthemisScatophaga stercorariaEurosta solidaginisPepsisherosSpotted Asparagus Beetle (See Asparagus beetle) Hercules moth (Coscinoscera hercules)The Blue Butterfly (See List of Quebec movies)Idea leuconoeOrnithogalum pyrenaicumBlue MorphoSerendipity the Pink Dragon (anime film)Stigmella ridiculosa (Smallest lepidoptera)Scale (zoology)#Fish scales (needs a good SVG diagram, e.g. [4])
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Finding the etymology of scientific names can sometimes be challenging, here are a few tricks I've gathered to help:
I am half Canadian, one quarter Belgian and one quarter French. Plus my French ancestors were ultimately from Norway (i.e. I might have viking blood). Paul Verlaine was my great-great-grand uncle, I'm also related to Alfred Pellan and Félix Leclerc.