From a Facebook Fan
Ed. Note:  The Bugman does not do Facebook, but thankfully, our webmaster does keep track of Facebook postings and this letter was forwarded to us through our private email.  Alas, the early morning hours when we do most of our postings is not the ideal time for returning business calls.

March 14, 2013
Hi Whats That Bug,
I am a big fan of your site! I read it pretty much everyday and have actually had one of my questions answered from you guys.
I am a field correspondent for the Insect News Network (INN). I work as an intern with Emmet Brady, the creator and host of the radio show and multimedia enterprise, which takes our audience “into the world of insects beyond the creepy and the crawly, to the fun, the fascinating, the profound and even the sublime.”
On the INN, we explore the microcosm through the lens of Cultural Entomology, which examines the parallels, connections and influences between humans and insects. We examine the world of the insects, spiders and other arthropods, on 3 platforms: the practical, the compelling and the sublime.
Our tagline is “It’s Not Just About Bugs . . . It’s About Us.” We build the bridge between Sciences, the Arts and the Humanities and examine the influence between the human culture and the world of 6-, 8- and multi-legged animals. We focus on people as much as we do the insects.
The INN has over 60 radio broadcasts (each with an accompanying 3-Mintue Insect Essential [a preview]) and more than 50 videos filmed around the country.
Here are a couple of examples:
INN #50 – WHAT IS 2012 THE BUG OF THE YEAR?
3-Minute Insect Essential: http://www.facebook.com/l/NAQFALQOhAQEdQhalZJlQH0QKVYWQ02zZbYBrZcyxHual9Q/audioboo.fm/boos/1200227-3-minute-insect-essential-50-from-the-insect-news-network
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I would welcome the chance to share future posts with you. I believe you will find them engaging and worthy of sharing with your audience as well.
Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or comments. Perhaps in the future we might even be able to interview you on the show?
Let’s all spread the buzz . . .
Best regards,
Jared Heifetz
(925) ###-####

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encouragement for your site
September 20, 2011 12:42 pm
I just recently came across a huge bug half dead in the Home Depot. found out it was a sand puppy or Jerusalem Cricket. I have it in a jar I feel ad for it someone obviously tried to kill it. I have always loved bus. My mother is always coming into my home complaining I should sweep the cobwebs down…haha I always told her I left them because spiders eat the flies and I hate flies.I love that you talk about how each has it’s place and purpose. I admit I have squashed bugs but mostly because I can’t take the whining or screaming of people afraid of them. I usually try to take them outside. I am a 32 year old mother of 3 and I was so excited to have found a centipede on he bathroom floor at church. I carried it out to show the children and other mothers were looked at me like I was nuts and said just kill it already! I am so glad to have found a sympathetic site to not harming bugs. I am even happier it is not about mushy-gushy-I-could-never-hurt-a-fly kind of attitude but about educating other to appreciate them! Great job! Now if only I could learn to live with mice.
Signature: Sarah

Thanks for the encouragement Sarah.

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