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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
What Does a Fly’s Vision Look Like?
How Do Flies Fly? The Complex Mechanics Explained
Why Do Flies Bite at the Beach? A Biological Explanation
Why Are Insects So Successful? The Biology Explained
Why Do Fruit Flies Exist? The Science of Their Purpose
What Are Insect Wings Made Of? Materials and Structure
Moth Defense Strategies: Chemical, Acoustic, and Visual Tactics
Why Are Gnats So Attracted to Me? The Science Explained
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Ants and Aphids
Acariformes: The Diverse World of Mites and Their Impact
Cicadoidea: The Superfamily of Cicadas
What Are Tabanidae? Identifying Horse-Flies and Deer-Flies
Herbivorous Insects: How They Eat and Shape Ecosystems
Do Flies Have a Brain? And What Can They Do With It?
Can Bugs Be Albino? The Science of Insect Pigmentation
Why Do Flies Have Red Blood? A Biological Explanation
How Intelligent Are Flies? A Look at the Scientific Evidence
What Do Flies See and How Is Their Vision Different?
Where Did Varroa Mites Come From and How Did They Spread?
How the Grasshopper Circulatory System Works
Insect Mouthparts: Form, Function, and Diversity
Why Do Flies Die When They See Dead Flies?
Isopod Adaptations in Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Subterranean Habitats
Can Wasps Remember Human Faces? The Science Explained
Why Are Bugs Attracted to Me? The Scientific Reasons
What Does a Dragonfly See? A Look Beyond Human Vision
What Is an Ovipositor and What Does It Do?
Why Weren’t Blow Flies Present at the Crime Scene?
Do Bees Sweat? How Insects Manage Heat and Water