Barrett Klein

entomologist and artist, studying the sleep of insects, insects' effect on human culture, and the power of visuals

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

I'll be giving a talk in Ohio about cultural entomology:
https://t.co/ratbKEUdw8

If you would like to join a three-day workshop about insects, there are still 5 spots:
https://t.co/f1IFRLouo2

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

@rno Klein has not only published the most comfortable, optimized keyboard layout ever created ("Engram"), but is the first person I am aware of to publish his Halloween costume as supplemental materials!

https://t.co/roUXz5mAhl

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

Myrmecophily (love of ants) is back at the Bruce Museum! Please join as I give a talk at 2pm this Sunday about how ants (and other insects) have affected our lives and our cultures throughout history. (Free with admission; registration recommended.)
https://t.co/OREtJ4va1q

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

My mom's (Karen Anne Klein's) art graces the cover of the latest issue of Nature Neuroscience! "The cover portrays the brighter phase of this [infraslow brain] rhythm in a panther chameleon sleeping at night." https://t.co/aUX6YmniK1

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

Declining birthrates come with huge benefits for people and the planet.
https://t.co/l6W69ZuJFE

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

I am so excited to give a talk on 22 February to complement The Bruce Museum's "ANTS: Tiny Creatures, Big Lives" exhibit. My super-talented friend Sean Murtha is an artist who has helped to make the Ants exhibit come to life. Join me if you can!
https://t.co/OREtJ4va1q

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Note: 7pm Eastern Time (for those in the Driftless Zone and elsewhere)

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One week till Morbid Anatomy: https://t.co/yekI85ClHi

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

Danielle Hudson officially and triumphantly defended her master's thesis: "Pollination behavior of solitary ground-nesting bees in Wisconsin’s Driftless and beyond." Danielle is an ambassador for invertebrate conservation, spreading the word about our local, native pollinators.

[Texas A&M Entomology @tamuentomology]

Dr. Barrett Klein, a professor in the Dept. of Biology at UW-La Crosse, is speaking today at 11:30 a.m. on campus in ILCB 224 as part of the Fall 2025 Seminar Series!

Dr. Klein will be presenting, "The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture."

#TAMUBugs

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

For all of those entomologists wondering what book Dr. Frankenstein is holding up in Guillermo del Toro's new cinematic masterpiece: https://t.co/HmXdmqO0a8

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

Ready for an entomo-doubleheader deluxe at Daedalus Books? The great Peter Kuper and I will be giving talks about our insect-centered books (Insectopolis & The Insect Epiphany) and doodling in books afterwards. All are welcome to join the fun on 10 November in Portland, Oregon!

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

The Sericulturist! Raising silkworm moths from eggs, my body partially transformed into the mulberry branches on which they feed, and was promptly overtaken by voracious Bombyx mori caterpillars -- spinning silk cocoons, then eclosing into winged, but flightless adults.

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

NO KINGS, in Ferndale, Michigan.

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

The mama and I know how to spend a Saturday afternoon in Ferndale, Michigan. Protesting!

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

I will be giving a talk about sleeping insects as part of the Brain and Behavior series in the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan. Join if you can!
It will take place on October 21 at 12:00 PM in East Hall, room 4464.
https://t.co/o06Qe702ZK

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

I will have the grand pleasure of joining Tracey Gallup for a double-header book celebration at Book Beat in Oak Park, Michigan on October 19th from 5-8pm. Expect some epic insect tales! https://t.co/8DF4nfZVg5

[Barrett Klein @pupating]

If Cranbrook Science Center is within reach, join me on Friday eve for a talk (and book signing) about insects and how they affect human culture! https://t.co/81kh4BquEM