Here we have another -ology! We know the Greek root “-ology” means the study of something. The suffix “entomon-” comes from the Greek word meaning insects! So entomology is the study of BUGS! Often this branch of science explores how insects affect their environment and our relationship with insects! Insects come in all shapes, sizes, and colors with IMMENSE amounts of variation seen in butterflies,
(Photo of Tree Nymph taken by Viviana Moreno at Butterfly World on June 2nd, 2018)
moths,
(All photos of moths – from left to right, Rosy Maple Moth, Spotted Apatelodes, and Giant Leopard Moth – taken by Viviana Moreno in Dillard, GA on July 17th, 2021)
and beetles!
(Photo of Eyed Click Beetle taken by Viviana Moreno in Clearwater, FL on April 27, 2022)
