Sharing our passion for the world of insects with the public — general-audience writing by lab members, past and present.
Seirian Sumner
- Sumner, S. (2021) Wasps: why I love them, and why you should too. The Conversation.
- Sumner, S. (2021) Why I matter. New Internationalist, January, 529: 22-23. newint.org
- Sumner, S. (2020) Why wasps become so annoying at the end of summer. The Conversation.
- Sumner, S. Don’t swat the wasp! Frontiers for Young Minds 8: 149. kids.frontiersin.org
- Sumner, S. (2018–2019) “The Wonderful Wasp.” Countryfile Magazine. countryfile.com
- Hart, A. & Sumner, S. (2017) Why we need to sometimes kill insects. The Conversation.
- Sumner, S. & Brock, R. (2016) Social Wasps: No ASBO Required. Professional Pest Controller Magazine.
- Sumner, S. & Brock, R. (2016) In defence of wasps. The Conversation.
- Asher, C.L. & Sumner, S. (2015) The Genetics of Societies. The Scientist.
- Sumner, S. (2014) Life Evolves Via a Shared Genetic Toolkit. In: This Idea Must Die (ed. Brockman, J.), pp. 170–174. Harper Perennial, New York.
- Sumner, S. (2013) A synthetic world. In: What Should We Be Worried About? (Edge Question Series 2013).
- Sumner, S. & Patalano, S. (2012) Is the natural world one big soap? New Scientist 214, 28-29.
- Sumner, S. (2012) Help, I need somebody! The importance of helping behaviour in the evolution of biological complexity. In: This Explains Everything (Edge Question Series 2012).
- Sumner, S. (2010) How the internet changes our behaviour. In: How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
- Sumner, S. (2009) How did the social insects become social? In: What’s Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science (ed. Brockman, M.), pp. 199–210. Vintage, New York.
- Sumner, S. (2009) Reassessing Relatedness. In: What Have You Changed Your Mind About? (ed. Brockman, J.), p. 416. Harper Perennial.
Seirian is also the author of Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps — see the book page.
Femi E Benny
- Femi E.B. (2025) Giant Water Bugs: Close Encounters with Toe Biters. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi E.B. (2024) Spot Me If You Can: Mimicry and Camouflage in Insects. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi E.B. (2024) Nature’s Artists: The World of Potter Wasps. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi E.B. & Amritha Jaiprakash (2024) Moving Beyond “Creepy Crawlies.” Kerala Calling.
- Femi E.B. (2024) Quest for the Himalayan Giant: A Journey to the Realm of Apis laboriosa. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi E.B. (2024) Climate change and insects: We don’t know enough. Antenna (Royal Entomological Society).
- Femi E.B. (2024) Spider Wasps: The Solitary Hunters of Your Backyard. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi E.B. (2024) Beyond the Sting: Asian Giant Hornets as Food and Medicine in Nagaland. Round Glass Sustain.
- Femi, E.B., & Priyadarsanan, D.R. (2023) As India faces an egg shortage, can insects be a potential solution for protein and nutrition? Mongabay.
- Femi E.B. (2022) Neither a cow nor a buffalo: the curious case of Mithun aka Gayal aka Bos frontalis semi-domestication in NE India. The Morung Express.
- Femi E.B. (2022) Facing Your Flying Fears. Youth for Nature.
- Femi E.B. (2021) Understanding the science behind avian influenza. Mongabay.
- Femi E.B. (2021) Eating insects could be the future of food. Mongabay.
- Femi E.B. (2021) Understanding the Alarm Around Asian Giant Hornets in the US. The Wire Science.
(Full profile: Femi E Benny.)
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