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For entomology buffs, the nation of Colombia plays host to the largest number of butterfly species on the planet, with Jaguarundi Travel operating a dedicated tour that showcases a dazzling array of colorful insects.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
State’s entomology and plant pathology department, told The Charlotte Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Unlike all other blow flies native to the Western Hemisphere, the New World screwworm feeds on the flesh of living animals, rather than dead ones, said Dr. Phillip Kaufman, a professor and head of the department of entomology at Texas A&M University.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Sammy Ramsey, a professor of entomology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Brian Byrd, a professor of environmental health sciences at Western Carolina University, share some of these tactics, which Life Kit has turned into a quiz.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 8 July 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
State’s entomology and plant pathology department, told The Charlotte Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Unlike all other blow flies native to the Western Hemisphere, the New World screwworm feeds on the flesh of living animals, rather than dead ones, said Dr. Phillip Kaufman, a professor and head of the department of entomology at Texas A&M University.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Sammy Ramsey, a professor of entomology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Brian Byrd, a professor of environmental health sciences at Western Carolina University, share some of these tactics, which Life Kit has turned into a quiz.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 8 July 2025
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“Entomology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomology. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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