Barrett Klein

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." nature.com/neuro/volumes/…

Declining birthrates come with huge benefits for people and the planet. nytimes.com/2026/03/08/opi…

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! brucemuseum.org/events/experie…

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

One week till Morbid Anatomy: morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets…

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.

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

For all of those entomologists wondering what book Dr. Frankenstein is holding up in Guillermo del Toro's new cinematic masterpiece: worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ep…

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!

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.

NO KINGS, in Ferndale, Michigan.

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

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. medicine.umich.edu/dept/michigan-…

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! thebookbeat.com/backroom/2025/…

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! science.cranbrook.edu/visit/events/2…

Insects from morning till dusk next Saturday, 13 September in La Crosse, Wisconsin! Join me for an insect walk at Myrick Park from 10am till noon (part of a BioBlitz), then at Pearl Street Books at 6pm for insects, insect stories, and Q&A. I'd love to see you.

Big congratulations to Drew Lysaker, mosquito and arthropod vector biologist extraordinaire! Drew published the first of two manuscripts related to La Crosse Virus and the mystery surrounding its apparent absence... in La Crosse! Now available as a pdf: jamca.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/…

If only I could live with a perpetually scrolling backdrop of insects! Andy Soth from NPR produced this piece for Wisconsin Life, which will air in its entirety sometime in October. Thanks, Andy! wisconsinlife.org/story/uw-la-cr…