Writer and entomologist, author of Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects (2025), Insectpedia (2022), and Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect (2021), all published by Princeton University Press. Lead author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, and co-author of Insects Did It First (Xlibris, 2018) with Gregory S. Paulson. I am happy to identify insect and spider images here at Flickr. My images are taken with Canon PowerShot SX10, SX50, and now the SX70 "superzoom" series. Find me also on iNaturalist (bug_eric), Facebook (Eric R. Eaton - Writer), and Bluesky (@BugEric). I run the blogs Bug Eric and Sense of Misplaced.
- JoinedMarch 2007
- OccupationNatural history writer
- HometownPortland, Oregon/Cincinnati, Ohio
- Current cityLeavenworth, Kansas
- CountryUSA
- Websitehttp://bugeric.blogspot.com
- TwitterBugEric
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I first met Eric (virtually) on Bugguide. His knowledge and passion for insects and spiders was evident, and he encouraged everyone, including neophytes like me. As time has passed, I have also followed Eric on Flickr and Facebook, and am very impressed by his photography and the incredible variety of insect/spider s… Read more
I first met Eric (virtually) on Bugguide. His knowledge and passion for insects and spiders was evident, and he encouraged everyone, including neophytes like me. As time has passed, I have also followed Eric on Flickr and Facebook, and am very impressed by his photography and the incredible variety of insect/spider subjects for his photography. It is a pleasure to view Eric's photostream, and I always learn from his descriptions of his subjects.
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