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Stephanie Jimenez

A life science teacher at a public high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Stephanie Jimenez directs classroom lab investigations and leads an autumn insect collection project with her students. She writes about insect anatomy and physiology for Biology Insights. Jimenez holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in secondary science education.

A Bug’s Eye View: A Look at How Insect Vision Works Bugs
Can Insects Get Cancer? What Science Tells Us Cancer
What Does a Fly’s Vision Look Like?Bugs
How Do Flies Fly? The Complex Mechanics Explained Bugs
Why Do Flies Bite at the Beach? A Biological Explanation Bugs
Why Are Insects So Successful? The Biology Explained Bugs
Why Do Fruit Flies Exist? The Science of Their Purpose Bugs
What Are Insect Wings Made Of? Materials and Structure Bugs
Moth Defense Strategies: Chemical, Acoustic, and Visual Tactics Bugs
Why Are Gnats So Attracted to Me? The Science Explained Bugs
What Does Oviposition Mean? A Biological Explanation Zoology
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Ants and Aphids Bugs
Acariformes: The Diverse World of Mites and Their Impact Bugs
Cicadoidea: The Superfamily of Cicadas Bugs
What Are Tabanidae? Identifying Horse-Flies and Deer-Flies Bugs
Fly Sex: The Intricate Science of How Flies Reproduce Zoology
Herbivorous Insects: How They Eat and Shape Ecosystems Bugs
Do Flies Have a Brain? And What Can They Do With It?Bugs
Can Bugs Be Albino? The Science of Insect Pigmentation Bugs
Why Do Flies Have Red Blood? A Biological Explanation Bugs
How Intelligent Are Flies? A Look at the Scientific Evidence Bugs
What Do Flies See and How Is Their Vision Different?Bugs
Where Did Varroa Mites Come From and How Did They Spread?Bugs
How the Grasshopper Circulatory System Works Bugs
Insect Mouthparts: Form, Function, and Diversity Bugs
Why Do Flies Die When They See Dead Flies?Bugs
How Does a Bumblebee Fly? The Science Behind Their Flight Physics
Isopod Adaptations in Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Subterranean Habitats Bugs
Can Wasps Remember Human Faces? The Science Explained Bugs
Why Are Bugs Attracted to Me? The Scientific Reasons Bugs