COURTESY PHOTO Petr Švácha has devoted his career to the study of insects such as the long-horned beetle, shown above in larva form and below, fully grown. The wasp beetle, bottom, has been studied for its ability to camouflage. COURTESY PHOTO Švácha is one of the world's foremost experts on beetle larvae. Authorities jail Czech scientists on suspicion of insect smuggling By Markéta Hulpachová Staff Writer, The Prague Post July 2nd, 2008 issue Bugs are Petr Švácha’s life passion. Described by his co-workers as an ardent entomologist with “no personal life,” the 51-year-old Academy of Sciences researcher devoted his career to the study of long-horned beetles. So when an Indian newspaper linked his June 23 arrest for colle...
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