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Stephanie Jimenez Page 7

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.

Can Flies Eat Through Plastic? The Biology Explained Bugs
How Are Water Striders Able to Walk on Water?Bugs
Do Nymphs Have Wings? And How Insect Wings Develop Bugs
Can Bugs Hear Music? The Science of Insect Sound Perception Bugs
Can Insects Get High? The Science of Intoxication Bugs
What Is Bombykol? The Silkworm’s Sex Pheromone Bugs
How Hornet Sex Begins the Colony Life Cycle Bugs
Eusocial Insects and Their Highly Organized Societies Bugs
Why Termite Gut Bacteria Are Mutualistic, Not Parasitic Biology
The Purpose and Architecture of Termite Mounds in Australia Bugs
What Waves Are Utilized by Insects to Locate Nectar?Physics
The Function of the Trachea in Insects and How They Breathe Bugs
What Are Insect Spiracles and How Do They Work?Bugs
Why Do Locusts Swarm? A Scientific Explanation Bugs
What Is Eclosion? The Process of Insect Emergence Bugs
Insect Mimicry: The Different Types and Their Purposes Bugs
Featherwing Beetle: How This Tiny Insect Achieves Flight Bugs
Insect Proboscis: The Different Types and Functions Bugs
Insect Behavior: From Instincts to Social Structures Zoology
The Mosquito Brain: How It Finds and Targets a Host Bugs
Pterygota: What Are Winged Insects?Bugs
The Structure and Function of the Ant Leg Bugs
How the Ant Smell Gene Dictates Social Behavior Genetics
The Unique Properties of the Cicada Wing Physics
What Are Chironomidae and Why Are They Important?Bugs
Why Are Moths Fatally Attracted to a Flame?Bugs
The Function of Ant Sperm in a Colony Bugs
How Butterfly Muscles Power Flight and Other Actions Bugs
What Does a Fly Look Like Under a Microscope?Bugs
Microlepidoptera: The Biology of Tiny Moths Bugs