Personal essays about the writer's life, struggles with employment, and their conflict of ethics in entomology work. Issue includes a tale about identifying the mystery grasshopper shipped to a Massachusetts police department, turning down a job at the Cape Cod crab lab, feature on cicadas in New York, a review of the Staten Island Ferry, review of the amber exhibit at the Natural History Museum, promotion of insect film festival, insect book recommendations, tips on collecting moths, and letters to the editor.