Entomology, but designer.
Join our network of citizen scientists who are learning about beetles, sharing their love for entomology, and keeping some really neat pets in some really neat hand-crafted enclosures! You’ll be supporting nature appreciation and grassroots science education in NYC!
Learn how to care for these amazing desert beetles (it’s easy! promise.) and enliven your home, office, or classroom with an unusual and educational living reminder about the diversity of our ecologies. Add some wondrous new Earthlings to your life!
Beetle Buddy Box stewardship is a tax-deductible membership of $11/month.
Whether you steward a box for 1 month or 10 months, your hands-on entomology education will be priceless!
FEATURED
Beetle Buddy
Boxes
V.1 Zen Sand Garden Habitat
Apocalyptic nuclear fallout diorama (live planted)
Pop Color Mini Habitat
Planted Lithops Desert Sliding Enclosure
Bubble Bath Mini-Habitat (w/ DIY Origami Instructions & Paper)
Planted Lithops "Red" Desert Habitat
Lego Log Cabin Mini-Habitat
Beach Beetles Mini-Habitat
"Cottage Core" Forest Fairy Den
Live, Laugh, Lotus Mini Habitat (w/ DIY Origami Instructions & Paper)
"Material Exploration" Mini-Habitat
Devil's Claw Enclosure
Elegant White on White
Colorful Constructions
Wooden Building Block
Glow Box
Techno Trapeze Mini Habitat
Storybook Flower Garden Mini Habitat
Co-design a box with us!
F.A.Q.
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We’ve structured this as a membership subscription service for several reasons:
1. We want folks to think of this as a practice of intentional stewardship, not ownership. You’re becoming a member of the Beetle Buddies citizen science program, volunteering your time to care for and learn about the beetles. When stewards have concluded their practice, they return the beetle and art enclosure, keeping them out of the waste stream and going another learner.
NOTE: if we discover that you are not taking good care of the beetles, you must return the whole kit!
2. Our team will provide ongoing support for beetle care and replacement as well as art enclosure maintenance and repair. Since these species of desert beetles are mostly wild caught, we never know their ages and they might die of old age at any time!
3. As a monthly subscription, we can bring down the upfront price for young people or folks who can’t afford the labor cost that goes into hand-making these art enclosures.
4. As this is part of a citizen science and education initiative, so we want to keep track of who’s actively keeping the beetles, what they may be learning through regular observation, and how it’s improving their lives. We also plan to provide opportunities to upgrade your enclosure or trade it in for new models!
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To join our Beetle Buddy Box Stewardship program, it’s $11 per month!
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Absolutely! However, we must verify that they can be good stewards of the beetles in order to keep any Beetle Buddies.
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First, check out our official Beetle Buddies care sheet to familiarize yourself with the basics, then go ahead and email Khepri@earthlings.nyc with your Beetle Buddy Box request to get started!
get your beetle buddy box
Make your request below! Our team is excited to hear from you!