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Stephanie Jimenez Page 8

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.

Insect Mandibles: A Look at Their Form and Function Bugs
The Ant Caterpillar Symbiosis: A Complex Relationship Bugs
Maxillary Palps: What Are They and What Do They Do?Bugs
What Are the Internal Organs of a Fly?Bugs
Drosophilidae: A Look at the Fruit Fly Family Bugs
What Are Gregarious Locusts and Why Do They Swarm?Bugs
Mosquito Wings: How They Power Flight and Create Sound Bugs
The Moth Brain: Anatomy, Functions, and Scientific Value Zoology
Fly Vision Simulation: How It Works and Its Applications Bugs
A Closer Look at Stick Insect Eggs Bugs
Strepsiptera: The Twisted-Wing Insect Parasite Bugs
Cockroach Antenna: Function and Sensory Roles Bugs
What Is an Endoparasitoid and Why Do They Kill Their Host?Zoology
How the Alkali Fly Survives in Extreme Environments Bugs
How the Insect Circulatory System Functions Zoology
Beetle Exoskeleton: Anatomy, Function, and Molting Bugs
The Intricate Pattern of Dragonfly Wings Explained Bugs
Siphonaptera: The Biology and Life Cycle of Fleas Bugs
Nicrophorus Vespilloides: The Remarkable Burying Beetle Bugs
Bumblebee Colony: An Annual Cycle of Social Bees Bugs
Cave Beetle: Adaptations to Life Underground Bugs
Predicting the Relationship Between Ants and Ant-Lions Bugs
What Are Hindwings and What Do They Do?Bugs
What Is Xenos vesparum? The Twisted-Wing Wasp Parasite Bugs
Eristalis tenax: The Drone Fly and Its Rat-Tailed Larva Bugs
What Is the Oldest Insect? A Look at the Evidence Bugs
Insect Elytra: What They Are and Their Function Bugs
Xenos Peckii: The Parasite That Creates Zombie Wasps Bugs
Fighting Crickets: The Biology of Aggression and Combat Zoology
Carboniferous Bugs: Why These Ancient Insects Were So Giant Bugs