Bugs & Their Bizarre Biology

Bugs & Their Bizarre Biology

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States

Online Through Zoom

Open to Current OLLI Members ONLY!

Monday, July 8, 2024-Monday, August 12, 2024

12:00 PM-1:30 PM on Tue

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$65.00

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Join this class to delve into the world of bugs, creepy crawlies, and anything without a backbone. Bugs are interesting, not gross (ok, maybe a little), and understanding their outlook on life can, in turn, change how we perceive the world. Based on biological principles, this course will explore these animals in our lives, society, homes, and even our bodies. Discussions and activities will be a part of every class to more deeply engage in how these creatures go about their lives.

Class schedule: Live lecture will take place on Mondays via ZOOM 

  • Monday, July 08 Live lecture 1  
  • Monday, July 15 Live lecture 2  
  • Monday, July 22 Live lecture 3  
  • Monday, July 29 Live lecture 4  
  • Monday, August 05 Live lecture 5 
  • Monday, August 12 Live lecture 6 


  • As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu.  The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website.

    Bugs & their Bizarre Biology

O'Neill, Ph.D, Brian

Brian O’Neill is an invertebrate biology professor and community ecologist at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. He has conducted research on a wide variety of invertebrates including: how the invertebrates of rivers of the U.S. Great Plains cope with floods; the food webs of temporary wetland communities in shortgrass prairies; and the ecotoxicology of common agricultural pharmaceuticals on wetland invertebrates. He has a productive international research initiative aimed at understanding the impact of humans on mammalian wildlife communities in South Africa, Costa Rica, Jordan, and the USA. His teaching interests include Aquatic Biology, Invertebrate Biology, Community and Introductory Ecology, and Introductory Biology for non-science majors.