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Why Do Roaches Have to Exist? Houston Entomologist Answers Your Bug Questions

Dare to step outside of your air-conditioned world and you’ll find Houston offers a unique ecosystem, filled with interesting, creepy crawly things — insects of all sizes and shapes. Ever see one of our many-legged insect friends and wonder: “Just what is that thing?” We try to shed some entomological light on the situation with […]

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Dare to step outside of your air-conditioned world and you'll find Houston offers a unique ecosystem, filled with interesting, creepy crawly things — insects of all sizes and shapes.

Ever see one of our many-legged insect friends and wonder: "Just what is that thing?"

We try to shed some entomological light on the situation with the assistance of Dr. Nancy Greig, entomologist and Director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

MORE: Answering Your Questions About Houston's Bugs and Insects (Houston Matters, May 14, 2015)

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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