An entomologist studies insects. (Not to be confused with an etymologist, who studies word origins.)

I believe that's called an entymologist

insectologist... no... herbivore...

Just kidding, it's an entymologist.

It's spelled "entomologist."

Okay. But does anyone know any?

I know some...I'm a biologist. contact me if you need to.

Isn't this why you have Mr. Golob on staff? Doesn't he have any entomologist friends?

Dan, I know one...Can get their email for you if you have trouble finding one.

Ents are not the purview of entymologists, because they lack an exoskeleton.

this guy is in seattle and is a very nice fellow:

http://www.theinsectsafari.com

They're called "nerds".

They're called bug chasers, right?

just a shot in the dark...is it Phthirus pubis?

http://www.seattlebugsafari.com/

Bug museum near Pike Place Market.

While I would like to think this is simply a case of Mr. Savage discovering an odd insect in his garden, I can't help the mental image that some "Savage Love" reader found a weird beetle tangled in their pubes after drunken fuck, and has sent in a blurry cell-phone picture with the question, "Dan, is this normal?"

Madril

Age: unknown

Hometown: unknown

Unit: Rangers of Ithilien

Died: March 10-14 ?, 3018 T.A. (Middle Earth), Battle of Osgiliath

Incident: Killed by 'Demon of Might' Gothmog, chief servant of Morgoth, after being wounded in the retreat to the city of Minas Tirith.

Because it comes from the greek for insect, 'entomon'.

@4 Boy, do I have larvae on my face...

Wow, you need an entomologist for housekeeping? Those must be some bugs.

Here is an extremely useful reference:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

I dated an entomologist for five years and am on friendly terms with her. Let me know if you'd like to talk to her: she grew up around here, so I'm sure she'd be tickled pink to talk to you about whatever "housekeeping" problem you're having or (better yet, this is what I'm hoping) provide information to help you answer some freaky letter from somebody with some sort of kinky bug-related sex question.

For bonus cool points, she studied under the guy who named several slime-mold beetles after prominent members of the Bush administration.

Mark Clowden at the University of Idaho.

He snips the connection between the nerve centers of mosquitoes so they continue to feed after being full in order to prove that they don't explode.

@5: What about Gil Grissom from CSI? Aside from being a CSI, he also liked collecting insects!

My brother is an entomologist and one of the coolest guys I know. He's working on his PhD in Austin. I'm pretty sure you can reach him through his website at http://www.pupating.org/

I can't decide if I'm glad or sad that I couldn't find the classic Far Side about them (given Larson's request the comic not be shown online).

It depicts one of his stereotypical scientists lying on his back in his lab with his feet and arms in the air. The caption:

How Entomologists Die.

And that's how I know how to spell "Entomology." I also learned "peckish", "sated", and "ebullient" in video games.

i dont want to be a smart *ss but does someone have crabs
lol

i dont want to be a smart *ss but does someone have a crabs question
lol

Did you not watch Silence of the Lambs?

Dan Savage was pro-invasion of Osgiliath before he was against it!

But it's too late! TOO LATE!

#15 wins. After reading this week's Savage Love I saw why Dan was recently asking us for the name of a hot French Canadian celebrity. Now a question about bugs...

Be prepared. Keep a can of Raid in your bedroom...

I googled for "studies insects" and got http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology . A few hits lower there was a link to this page.

Um, Dan, I seem to recall an article where you shared a handy acronym - GFE. Google. Fucking. Exists. I have to believe in the time it took you to put this SLOG up, you could have googled "bug scientist" and got your result. It took me a hot fifteen seconds. (Although I already KNEW that bug scientists were entomologists, I just checked to make sure it would pop up right away)

Nevermind, I'm an asshole. I missed the "I need one" part.

Say, isn't Gary Larson in the Pacific Northwest somewhere?

I'm an entomologist employed by the USDA, Dan. If you're still looking for someone to answer a question, I'd be happy to.

Google, really, The University of Washington apparently employs an entomologist:

http://www.biology.washington.edu/index.html?navID=42&parecID=357

It's fun to say "etymology of entomology" over and over really fast.

Sorry, Dan. I don't know any entomologists. If you ever need an anthropologist, I might be able to help out.

hey dan, its your sister! what kind of bugs is dj bringing home? lol don't bring them to MI in july!! unless of course they are dead, then I can handel them!

A-200 and a fine-toothed comb should do the job.