Biologists need your vote for the ugly bug contest

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The biologists from Dow AgroSciences, NAU Imaging and Histology Core Facility, ASU International Institute for Species Exploration and W. M. Keck Bioimaging Laboratory are pleased to present the Ugly Bug contestants for 2009. Each of the bugs are anxious to be crowned champion so be sure to vote soon and vote often.

On the list:

1. Macrosiphon: “The Blade” Aphid
2. Xylocops “The Hammer” Carpenter Bee
3. Periplanta americana “La Cucaracha” Cockroach
4. Acanthocephala “The Leaf Foot” Coreidae
5. Tipulidae “The Gollywhopper” Crane Fly
6. Apis “Sweetness” Honey Bee
7. Harpegnathos “The Ringleader” Jerdon’s Jumping Ant
8. Polistes “The Shocker” Paper Wasp
9. Hadurus “The Stinger” Scorpion
10. Agulla “Stretch” Snakefly

Cast your vote here.