Category: Interviews

  • Cockroaches & Comics – An Interview with Maddy Ruth

    Earlier this year, I received an email inquiring about my story on Simandoa conserfariam, the extinct in the wild roach. The sender was Maddy Ruth, a multimedia artist working on a comic book. We exchanged a few emails about my sources and whether or not the cave S. conserfariam was found in still existed, and…

    Multimedia artist Maddy Ruth with a slug
  • Scorpions, Shrews, Nudibranchs, Oh My! – An Interview with Prakrit Jain

    “Get out in the field if you can, and if not, try to contact others who have to learn from their observations.”

    Vietbocap sp., a cave-dwelling eyeless scorpion from Vietnam. Taken by Prakrit Jain.
  • In Search of Isopods – An Interview with Oonagh Degenhardt (aniedes)

    “The most rewarding part for me has to be finding a species exactly where I expected it to be…”

    Venezillo isopod from the Mojave Desert against a sandy background.
  • An Interview with Dr. Derek Hennen!

    “I found it at night using a UV flashlight and it glowed a beautiful blue-green color, it was just astounding. It blew my mind and I decided ‘okay, this is what I want to study.'”

    Apheloria cf. polychroma. © Connor Smotzer. Used with permission.
  • An Interview with Arachnid Addicted…

    What I honestly think is that sellers use this whole “conservation debate” as an excuse, what are they doing for conservation, really?

    Avicularia rufa spiderling
  • Interview with RezonantVoid!

    “…The best thing everyone can do to help our inverts, is simply spread the word about their importance and share our love for this wonderful hobby.”

    Arbanitis sp. "Gold" in its web.
  • Interview with Invertebrate Dude!

    “Sometimes we can save species from extinction or eliminate collection pressure…with captive breeding, other times we can actually harm wild populations with excessive collection…”

    Lanxoblatta rudis adult on a piece of bark