Not sure what is going on with this caterpillar. I haven't seen green lumps on one before. (Cucullia sp.?) PA

Tired of doom scrolling? Want to help a PhD student out? Check your collection for Promachus (and friends) and I'll be forever indebted! If you need an excuse to get outside and go collecting this weekend, this is it! #Asilidae #Diptera

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

#LiteratureNotice Maruyama et al. The second species of the enigmatic genus Microblattellus Ferrer, 2006 ( #Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Cambodia: A possibility of termitophily in the genus doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #DarklingBeetles .

Producing a Platyceras #SciArt #paleoart #platyceras #snail #3dmodeling #blender3d

This makes me incredibly proud 😎 thanks @inaturalist.bsky.social

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These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.

Attention students: the deadline for our fall collections study award coming up soon! Use the funds to come out and use our LACM specimens for your research.

hmm! today I learned the Psorophora mosquitos which bite me in the woods here in FL are probably one of, if not THE largest mosquitos that actually bite. Toxorhynchites or "elephant mosquitos" are larger (and live here also) but they have predatory larvae, and cannot/do not need to consume blood.

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a perfect movie 👽 🤡 I introduced my daughter to it yesterday and it was my first viewing in a long time. Boy, does it hold up! Super creative, no extraneous material, great effects. Acting isn't stellar but that's what gives it a nice B movie vibe. A+, 10/10

videos from 2019 btw

Very humbled today to receive the Peter Scott Memorial Award from the #BritishNaturalistsAssociation for having made an ‘outstanding contribution to our understanding of natural history and conservation’ I don’t feel worthy but do feel very honoured #TeamFlies @nhm-london.bsky.social

It seems we all need some pleasure lately, so I'm offering up this Euphoria. I know it brings me joy to see this fuzzy nugget ☺️ bumble flower beetle (~3/4") #Scarabaeidae: #Euphoria inda North Carolina, USA

kit fox mama with kits, from a few months back, far northern Nevada. two more kits were in the burrow, and even though I waited patiently, I couldn't capture a frame will all together when I first drove past (at 55 mph) I thought to myself, "hmmm, prairie dogs". then I contemplated further ....

Pen and ink drawing of Atypus affinis. The purseweb was one of several seen at Roydon amongst Heather roots while the actual spider was one we chanced upon in France several years ago. @andydouglas1967.bsky.social I've emailed you grid refs for Roydon.

There is a Ghost pipefish in the seafan #gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #coral #ghost #pipefish #gorgonia

I finally finished the first draft of the illustrated plate series for Widow Spiders of the World! This book is going to be so good, y'all. Expect its release in early 2026. 🕷️🕸️

Yes but have you seen the new Garbubu? Adorable. #GarWeek

Attn: @dipterists.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipteracourse.bsky.social

**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th) If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.

OSU insect systematics chair!! This sounds like a DEEPLY cool job with a fantastic collection attached: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

#LiteratureNotice Sutherland et al. Diversity of Color in #PleasingFungusBeetles ( #Coleoptera: #Erotylidae: Erotylinae) doi.org/10.3390/d170... #Beetle #Beetles #Biodiversity

Silly guy with silly antennae 🖤 (Sterictiphorinae sp sawfly male, a species with split antennae)

Jen's fabulous pics/post reminded me I recently encountered two spined assassin bug nymphs on separate Queen Anne's lace seed heads, only feet apart. It was spikes all around!!! I couldn't help but be enamored with the texture of these scenes 😍 #Reduviidae: #Sinea Raleigh, NC, USA

I assume you all have seen @dradriansmith.bsky.social's video about these beetles? youtu.be/RjKhIg3kCpM?... @derekhennen.bsky.social @tyuge.bsky.social @ascalaphid.com @brendanoloughlin.bsky.social

Wait, it’s both #Insectember2025 and #Leptember? My cup runneth over…have a moth (Helicoverpa zea, bronze)

"The unknown is made up of small organisms, such as insects, mites, and crustaceans. These species are the nuts and bolts of ecosystems. And most of them have yet to be identified." www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

Found some more Doughnut Moths (Saturniidae: Loepa sp.)

✨New Science Illustration: Lab assay to observe the behavior of parasitoid, Ganaspis kimorum, when exposed to blueberries infested with spotted-wing Drosophila. For Rutgers entomologist, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona. 🪳🪲🎨🧪🐡 Seeking human-made visual storytelling for your research? Lindzeamays.com

Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).

New video today! Megaloptera, owlflies, bioluminescent click beetles, and MORE! youtu.be/lD8sKzA_FZU

🎶The itsy bitsy spider DIED FROM A MASSIVE FUNGAL INFECTION🎶 Ooof this is prettty horrific 😳 #Cordycipitaceae: #Gibellula Cary, NC, USA

Mindblowing research out of the wonderful @isemevol.bsky.social (where I'm delighed to be based for the next three months). Opening line: "Living organisms are assumed to produce same-species offspring [1,2]. Here, we report a shift from this norm". 1. Darwin (1859) 2. Mayr (1942).

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Slipping into nothingness under a comical little flatworm's slimy embrace. #Geoplanidae #Rhynchodemus Avery Co., NC P.S. - Reminds me of "Scavenger's Reign" (www.imdb.com/title/tt2105...). If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a favor & check it out. I heard it aptly called "comfort horror".

That’s not who’s supposed to be at the end of the tunnel!

I just called Fetterman's office to ask him to get rid of RFK and the new jackass in charge of the CDC. I swear to god, every time I call Fetterman's office it sounds like the voicemail is annoyed, "Thank you for your call today SIGH, Senator Fetterman appreciates you (eyeroll)"

There's no shortage of stunning flatworms — both in the sea and on land. This is one of the land-dwellers, possibly the species Australopacifica splendens! 📷 commoncopper on iNaturalist 📍 New Zealand 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay #InverteFest

Friday Flyday! Here’s an ephydrid fly I found at the beach in Victoria, Australia. Couldn’t identify it beyond family.

What perfect album came out when you were 16?

Relative sizes of recent guys because no one asked and I found a quarter

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it. ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures. Losers with power become the most dangerous kind. (c/o Caroline Codsi)

Here's to the weekend! Enjoy this VERY cozy bee in its flower bud fortress 😴

Can't get over how clear/bubble-free this spittle mass is. You can easily see the spittlebug nymph inside. It's like a tiny fish (bug?) bowl! 🤩 P.S. - that fluid all came from its anus 😳 #Cercopoidea #Cercopidae s.l. Avery Co., NC