Jim Louderman

Collections Assistant, Insects

Gantz Family Collections Center
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I am Jim Louderman, I am a collections assistant in the Insect Division. My main interest is the study of Coleoptera (Beetles) focusing on Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles) and Cerambycidae (Long Horn Beetles). I also work on Diplopoda (Millipedes) and Araneae (Spiders). I also do many public programs both here at the museum and at other sites. At the museum I present at Dozin With The Dinos (overnights), birthday parties and other assorted museum programs. Other sites include schools, environmental groups, retirement communities, The Indiana Dune National Lakeshore and other interested groups.

Insects- Staphylinidae, Cerambycidae

Education and Work

B. A.

Research Sketch

My research is focused in the central United States

Contact

jlouderman@fieldmuseum.org

Topics of Interest
Administrative Areas

Learning Resources

  • Adventures in the Herbarium: Museums and Medicines

    The importance and impact of Field Museum’s African flowering plant specimens are highlighted in two podcasts. These podcasts were written, recorded, and edited by two college interns who worked alongside experts and collections specimens.  Museums and Medicines highlights the impact plant specimens have had on human health and why their conservation is so important.

    Activity|Grades 3-12

  • Being Big on Land

    Learn why being big isn’t always an advantage and find out how mythic creatures like Godzilla and King Kong could never have carried their own weight.

    Video|Grades 3-12

  • Bergmann's Rule | Biomechanics Toolkit

    Uncover how an animal’s size affects its ability to regulate temperature.

    Lesson Plan|Grades 6-8

  • Biodiversity and Ecosystems

    Middle school-aged students will investigate the differences between native and invasive plants and demonstrate their learning by creating a model of a native plant garden.

    Lesson Plan|Grades 6-8