Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a longhorn beetle from the Cerambycidae family, collected in Peru. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontier in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Chrysomelidae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a moth from the Erebidae family, collected in Jujuy, Argentina. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a Huntsman spider from the Sparassidae family, collected in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a froghopper from the Cercopidae family, collected from the Western Cape of South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a net-winged insect from the Berothidae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a wasp from the Gasteruptiidae family, collected in Qalyubia, Egypt. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Chrysomelidae family, collected in Limpopo, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Empididae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Phoridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Curculionidae family, collected in Limpopo, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Rhagionidae family, collected from the Western Cape of South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is from the Cerambycidae family, collected from the Northern Cape of South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is an amphipod from the Talitridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a moth from the Erebidae family, collected in Gauteng, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a jumping spider (family: Salticidae) collected from the San Gerardo Forest in Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

A new species Tridentaforma browncopper sp. nov. has been described from BC on nłeʔképmx territory. Barcoding revealed divergence from the only other Tridentaformid, confirmed by morphology. A collaboration of science, Indigenous knowledge & industry. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a lady beetle from the Coccinellidae family, collected in Lima, Peru. This record was made possible by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Araneidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a sawfly from the Argidae family, collected in Paramaribo, Suriname. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Research Highlight: Farmland Biodiversity Monitoring Using DNA Metabarcoding 👉 Read the full article: doi.org/10.3390/d170... #ResearchHighlight

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Chelonariidae family, collected in Paramaribo, Suriname. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a true bug from the Fulgoridae family, collected in Paramaribo, Suriname. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

🌟 Project Highlight - BIOSCAN Romania CBG is supporting the BIOSCAN Romania project by conducting DNA sequencing at our advanced research facility. This project examines insects collected from Malaise traps across three protected sites in Dobrogea, Romania, and within the Natura 2000 network.

Check out our recent Collection Metrics showcasing the impressive growth of our biodiversity inventory. 🐝 🐜 🦗 🦋 🐞 In just one month, we've added 267,589 specimens to our archive! Wow!

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a parasitic wasp from the Nixoniidae family, collected in Limpopo, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Sparassidae family, collected in Limon, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

#UofG | “We’re not stamp-collecting here.” Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei speaks to @theatlantic.com about capturing Earth's biodiversity and using technology to catalogue all life. @cbg-uofg.bsky.social @uofgcbs.bsky.social @integrativebiology.bsky.social Read more: www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Today we honour the passing of Dame Jane Goodall, who had roots here at UofG. May her global legacy remind us that the power of science, compassion & action truly can change the world.

♨️Live from #BGEconnects: We just finished “iBOL – How genomics is transforming understanding of biodiversity through DNA-barcoding” by Paul Herbert, director of @cbg-uofg.bsky.social and iBOL. "It’s changing our view on the understanding of life on our planet." @iboleurope.bsky.social #DNA

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Carabidae family, collected in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Lauxaniidae family, collected in New South Wales, Australia. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

This summer, #UofG researchers travelled to Peru & Ghana to share DNA barcoding expertise. Through hands-on training, graduate students & professionals learned how to identify species using DNA technology to strengthen biodiversity research. @cbg-uofg.bsky.social Learn more: uoguel.ph/zg3s5

"CBG is strengthening global biodiversity research empowering the next generation of scientists to better understand, document and protect the natural world.” #DNABarcoding @cbg-uofg.bsky.social Learn more:

🔈 We're #Hiring: Arthropod Taxonomic Specialists (10 positions) 1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Positions are open to Canadian and international applicants. Share this post with your network! 🔗 Learn more:

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a true bug from the Aradidae family, collected in Yukon, Canada. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a spider from the Salticidae family, collected in Heredia, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation

📣 New Publication Alert! Quicke et al. (2025) analyzed 431K caterpillar–plant records, uncovering 197K unique associations. With 154,833 DNA barcodes generated at CBG, barcoding was key to confirming species identification. 🔗 Access the publication: doi.org/10.3389/fevo...

We're excited to share the recording of our Data Submission Workshop by Dr. Terri Porter, BOLD's Director of Informatics – Internal Operations. In this session, we introduce the updated BOLDv5 data submission process, which improves turnaround times and data validation. 🎥

The government of France has provided €45 million to enable a major research program in biodiversity science.

📣 Discover BOLDistilled! The BOLDistilled reference library, produced using a new algorithm, is comprehensive yet compact. It slashes analysis time by over 98% without compromising taxonomic accuracy.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a damselfly from the Coenagrionidae family, collected in Free State, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Foundation.

🐛Fun watch for the weekend! The Extraordinary Caterpillar - streaming on TVO 📽️🔗https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgBne2KTlDUyZPQ8TFfgubNS5qsNTuYnw