Having earned a B.S. in entomology, a masters in soil and crop science, and a Ph.D. in entomology, all from Texas A&M University in College Station, Robert Breene is pretty sure that, "I are an triple aggie," but isn't absolutely certain. Breene teaches entomology, ecology, invertebrate zoology and other courses at the Carlsbad campus of the College of the Southwest. He is the editor "head honcho" of the American Tarantula Society (since 1991), the largest arachnid society in the world, which publishes a magazine, a scientific journal, and sells educational materials and arachnids. He has 35 scientific publications (including three books). Otherwise, Breene specializes in popular science articles, editorials, and satire with over 700 total articles (and three more books) published in many newspapers and magazines (this is cheating, because many ran in more than one newspaper and/or magazine, but he counts them all anyway).

He is a consultant for some children's book publishers and wonders why they won't have him just write the whole thing instead of having to clean up all the messes those authors make. He is also chair of the Committee on Common Names of Arachnids of the American Arachnological Society. Breene lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico, because that's about as far as one can get from large quantities of humans, and deserts and caves are always a lot of interesting fun.

Books by R. G. Breene Available from the ATS web site:
Spider Bob's Animal Odysseys I: Tales of Arachnids: Spiders, Scorpions & Others. 1997 2nd Ed By R. G. Breene
Spider Bob's Animal Odysseys II: Tales of Myriapods & Magnificent Insects. 1997 By R. G. Breene
Tarantulas of Texas With Their Medical Importance and World-Wide Bibliography to the Theraphosidae (Araneae). By R. G. Breene, D. A. Dean, J. C. Cokendolpher & B. H. Reger
Common Names of Arachnids 2nd Ed. By R. G. Breene (Chair) Committee on Common Names of Arachnids of the American Arachnological Society. 1997

Manuals Available from the ATS web site:
Widow Spiders of North America With a Bibliography. By R. G. Breene 1997
Recluse Spiders & The Hobo Spider in North America With a Bibliography. By R. G. Breene 1997
All About Fire Ants; What Your Entomologist Will Never Tell You. By R. G. Breene 1997
ATS Arthropod Medical Manual. By R. G. Breene 1998
Concise Care Guide For the 80 Plus Most Common Tarantulas. By R. G. Breene, & M. R. O'Brien 1998