I first became aware of the delights of the natural world when my father, an entomologist, presented me with what looked like a twig. When it got up and walked, my delight was such that I wrote a poem, 'To a Walking Stick.'
People are like, 'What is your whole obsession with butterflies?' I'm like, 'I'm not obsessed. I like them. Can't anybody like something?'
I love all kinds of insects, and I've heard Australia has some really interesting bugs.
I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with them, and have never regretted it.
I am dying by inches, from not having any body to talk to about insects.
I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.
Every kid has a bug period... I never grew out of mine.
I was so intrigued by insects and things that crawled or flew - I could spend hours by myself in a vacant lot.
I certainly wasn't the kind of kid that grew up collecting bugs and spiders.
Bugs have always loved me.
Since I was a little girl, I've collected ladybugs. Not real ones - I never had a weird ladybug farm!
