Andrea Lucky is an entomologist at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. She studies insects and her specialty is ant evolution. In January 2021, Andrea arrived in the Czech Republic to explore the dynamics and impact of insect education in Czech Republic, “the world's most entomologically-literate nation." Familiar with iconic children’s stories of the beloved cartoon character, "Ferda Mravenec," (meaning Ferda the Ant), Andrea is curious about the impact of insect-rich Czech children’s literature on generations of children, who grow up following the stories of Ferda and his insect compatriots in an anthropomorphized insect empire. Together with her colleagues at the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague, Andrea is exploring the noted Czech passion for insects during her 8-month Fulbright research grant. Did you know that worker bees and ants are all female? That, despite their common names, ladybugs and fireflies ...
Jaké je to být Fulbrighterem. What it is like to be a Fulbrighter.