The "Bug Closet" may be one of many best kept secrets at UCF. As it's growth expands however, attention is being drawn from across the world.
Stuart M. Fullerton's Collection of arthropods began at UCF 20 years ago. He started to build up a small collection of bugs and insects with the help of students who would bring them back to the lab to be pinned and labeled.
Located in the biology building the bug closet now is home to 420,000 specimens from bee's to beetles.
Dr. Hojun Song of the biology department spends most of his time working in the bug closet and urges students to learn more about each species habitats and where they live. He said his main goal is to turn the bug closet into a major research collection. Already making a name for itself, the bug closet has been used as a resource to scientists from all over the world.
http://biology.cos.ucf.edu/bugs/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK4Awcsfn8U
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