entomologist
Studies six-legged creatures
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects.
The field covers insect biology, behavior, ecology, and classification, with practical applications in agriculture, disease control, and forensics: The entomologist identified the beetle destroying the crops.
Amateur entomologists often focus on collecting and cataloging specimens.
Hard-winged insects
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- antsSocial colony insects
- beesWinged pollinators
wasps · flies · mosquitoes · termites · cockroaches · grasshoppers · crickets · dragonflies
Technique using powerful lenses
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- life cycleOrganism's full developmental sequence
behavior · ecology · pest management · biocontrol · publications · scientific illustration · genitalia · histology
Systematic grouping by traits
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
nomenclature · binomial · systematics · cladistics · phylogeny · morphology · identification · specimen
Public exhibit space
- universityHigher education institution
- curatorCollection overseer
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
pest control · agriculture department · natural history · academic · graduate student · postdoc · consultant
Gathering items over time
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- light trapPassage blocking stray illumination
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
pitfall traps · preserving · specimens · field notes · habitat · transect · sampling · aspirator
beetles
Hard-winged insects
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- antsSocial colony insects
bees · wasps · flies · mosquitoes · termites · cockroaches · grasshoppers · crickets · dragonflies · larvae
microscopy
Technique using powerful lenses
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- rearingNurturing to maturity
life cycle · behavior · ecology · pest management · biocontrol · publications · scientific illustration · genitalia · histology · electron microscopy
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
order · nomenclature · binomial · systematics · cladistics · phylogeny · morphology · identification · specimen · subspecies
museum
Public exhibit space
- universityHigher education institution
- curatorCollection overseer
- researcherOne who studies systematically
professor · pest control · agriculture department · natural history · academic · graduate student · postdoc · consultant
collecting
Gathering items over time
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- light trapPassage blocking stray illumination
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
pitfall traps · mounting · preserving · specimens · field notes · habitat · transect · sampling · aspirator
lepidopterist
Butterfly and moth scholar
- taxonomistOne who classifies organisms
- biologistsbiologist, geneticist, molecular biologist, microbiologist, biochemist
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- Biologistmarine biologist, zoologist, botanist, ecologist, microbiologist
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
- animal scientistszoologist, ethologist, marine biologist, ornithologist, wildlife biologist
- Expert Witnessesforensic scientist, medical examiner, forensic accountant, ballistics expert, pathologist
entomologistbotanist
One who studies flora
microbiologist · cetologist · mammalogist · ornithologist · ichthyologist