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... and remember...Ugly is only cuticle deep.

To vote, select from the 10 bugs below and be sure to hit the submit button. Click bugs for larger images and more info.

VoteMacrosiphon "The Blade" Aphid	VoteXylocopa "The Hammer" Carpenter Bee	VotePeriplanta americana "La Cucaracha" Cockroach	VoteAcanthocephala "The Leaf Foot" Coreidae	VoteTipulidae "The Gollywhopper" Crane Fly
VoteApis "Sweetness" Honey Bee	VoteHarpegnathos "The Ringleader" Jerdon’s Jumping Ant	VotePolistes "The Shocker" Paper Wasp	VoteHadrurus "The Stinger" Scorpion	VoteAgulla "Stretch" Snakefly

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The Ugly Bug Contest has been part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science and Mt. Campus Science Day since 1997. Ask-a-Biologist is pleased to extend the contest to the world via the Web. Congratulations to the Tick for being 2008’s Ugliest Bug Winner. Be sure to add us to your calendar to vote every year.

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