Doctor Bugs
Name:
Mark W. Moffett, Ph.D.
Occupation:
Professional Explorer
NEWS FLASH:
I grew up to be an ecologist and adventurer with awards for my science, writing, exploration, and photography... one of a lucky few to receive a doctorate under the poet of conservation, Edward O. Wilson, who was extraordinarily kind to speak about me recently on CSPAN-2 program "In Depth."
SECOND NEWS FLASH:
A High School dropout, Mark finally receives his diploma in March 2008
First and foremost, I am a storyteller... the fact is, I believe life is all about telling stories. Some of my favorite stories are my own research discoveries. Because I pick stories from remote parts of the earth that often have not been told before, I have often used my wits to survive... eating scorpions, spiders, and grubs with the native peoples of five continents... ascending a tree to escape bull elephants... discovering an Aztec burial chamber populated with blind cave tarantulas... tracking down frogs so lethal, their touch can kill... using blowguns in defense against Columbian drug lords... accidentally sitting on a fer-de-lance, the deadliest snake of the Americas.
click on the cartoon of Mark from National Geographic Magazine, right
Do you remember...
what it was like to climb a tree or catch fireflies
as a kid? Born in the small mountain town of Salida, Colorado and raised in the midwest, I caught my first snake when I was six, cloned paramecia at 14, published science papers while an undergrad
...and just kept going!
EXPLORATION
