UK Entomology

This short clip shows multiple views of an annual cicada, genus Tibicen. Unlike periodical cicadas, annual cicadas are seen every summer in Kentuck...

This short clip shows a Kentucky scorpion with newly born baby scorpions ("scorplings") on her back. This is Vejovis carolinianus, AKA the Southern...

This short clip shows a large species of ground beetle (family Carabidae) called a Caterpillar Hunter (Calosoma genus). These 1" beetles are common...

The North American Millipede, Narceus americanus, is the largest millipede found in Kentucky. This short video shows one of these creatures that ha...

Time lapse view of bed bug feeding action.

Bed bug on the move

This quick video shows the release of a tagged Monarch Butterfly. The tag is a small sticker with a unique number. If this butterfly arrives in Mex...

This video shows the feeding behavior of the Giant Water Bug, Lethocerus americanus. It is an aquatic ambush predator that feeds on insects, worms,...

Native Kentucky Scorpion, Vejovis carolinianus. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Critt......

Bugs-All-Day is an annual Spring event hosted by the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology at the Explorium of Lexington. This clip show...

European Pine Sawfly. For more information: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entom...

This insect is a pest of urban pine trees. Altho...

Praying Mantis feeding on an adult mealworm beetle. Pretty gruesome, but shows the intricate mouthparts of the mantis. This is a Chinese Mantis, ...

Footage from the 2010 Youth Education event Hosted by AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association) and the University of Kentucky Department of Ent...