“The second someone find out you took an insect course, you automatically wear the entomologist’s hat.”
These words have been repeated to me countless times as I have taken and been the TA for a freshwater entomology course at Penn State. Even on the first day of the course, the instructor forewarns the students that family and friends alike will expect the students to know every insect they encounter for the rest of their life. Not only is this physically impossible, but our fifteen week course is restricted to larval aquatic insects which makes up such a small proportion of the globe’s insect fauna. Regardless, this is what he refers to as the “entomologist’s hat.” So weather you wear multiple hats or have a cap with lots of feathers in it, join in the conversation.
What are your hats?
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