ugh, this is sick, terrible stuff some of us only have ONE ring of keys?? You want us to CHOOSE between Anomalocaris and Opabinia???

Not great quality because it was dark but it was funny to see this motorbike #frog chilling on a branch so I had to get some pics.

the full set of dragonflies that i put together last year!

A small sea hare about 5 cm long #invertebrates

Really excellent paper on the genetics of caterpillar butt ornaments journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

it's Friday post rude weevil names

The intimate lives of dragonflies in my garden #bugsky

Please do this survey and share so these researchers can get a better picture of how people feel about forests and biodiversity

Why is animal print almost exclusively big cat patterns when these creatures exist?

I'm getting real deep into hyporheic-dwelling freshwater crustacea rn

Reminder: the deadline for this scholarship is March 15th! 🪲🐛🦋 🧪

Don't forget to become a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social to apply for the LinneSys scheme! And, PLEASE, don't harrass the Membership Officers/teams!

Full-time science photography job at the BioEconomy Science Institute - Maiangi Taiao, in Auckland, NZ. a great gig: careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a... #science #photography

🙏Please share🙏 🐌Applications are open for MSL travel grants!🐌 ⭐Deadline = 1st March (for travel between 1st June and 30th November) ⭐£500 available for members ⭐£300 available for non-members malacsoc.org.uk/awards-and-g...

I love visual science! Made these today. What you can see are two cross-sections of an Onychophore from different angles.

#InvertebrateShitposting as per @joabaldwin.com's request

Did you know gum blossoms don't just attract bees - Australia's eucalypts rely on a huge range of species for pollination! Stay tuned for more stories about #OurEucalyptHome in the lead up to National Eucalypt Day on March 23rd! Cartoon in collaboration with @eucalyptaus.bsky.social!

Looks like we're doing a parasite- themed zodiac takeover. Where are our parasitologists at? #invertebrates 🪲🕷🪱🦑🦀🪼

Bees 🐝

Have you herd? 🦓 We've just published the GBIF quarterly global and country analytics reports! Explore dazzling data ✨such as occurrence records by taxa, time and seasonality trends, completeness and precision metrics, data sharing trends by country and more! 🔗 www.gbif.org/analyti...

Wonderful time of the year - "The crab horde will now move inland to the jungle" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

🗣️ A short extract about our world’s butterflies of the night… 🦋 🌒 #NatureWithin #TeamMoth

Postdoc job: Insecticide resistance genomics, Australia.

My latest 'Value in nature' post celebrates the many valuable ecological services provided by bats, while calling attention to various threats to their populations. mscaterino.pika.page/posts/bats-w... #biodiversity #nature 🌐

What time is it ? It’s #Cheliceratime ! For the first entry of cheliceratime, let’s start with a classic : Misumena vatia, aka the goldenrod crab spider! #spider #arachnid #chelicerate #arthropod All the basic infos are here but if you want to lean more there’s more below !⬇️

Boosting to #SciArt

Two new species of bird-dropping crab spiders, from the Philippines and Malaysia, are diagnosed, illustrated and described. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #spiders #taxonomy

Finally found a gold Christmas beetle, so of course I had to paint him! #christmas #art #watercolor #watercolour #bugart #beetle #insectart

Thanks to @franzanth.bsky.social for drawing my attention to this wonderful post. Look at those gorgeous, shiny schizomid babies! Many arachnids are great moms 😍

Very grateful that Wisdom appears to be on track to outlive me, so I'll never have to experience a November without this annual message

Trioza urticae. #Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Triozidae #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

Vampire and ghost bats, dementor wasps, goblin sharks, assassin bugs, blood-firing horned lizards...and much more! Read about nature's spookiest and how to celebrate Halloween more sustainably! theconversation.com/lets-celebra...

Cute, right? But slow lorises can also cause their victim's flesh to rot away. Find out about more cool wildlife 👇

Arachnid eating another arachnid - this tiny (3 mm.) jumping spider, a female Anasaitis canalis in Costa Rica, is munching on a pseudoscorpion (if you zoom in, you can see one of its claws hanging down). Pseudoscorpions look like super-tiny regular scorpions, but have no tail. 🐙🌿 #Arachtober

Day 5 #Invertober2025 - Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) 🦞 #SciArt #invertebrates

Reminder that you can submit early to the December art book so we all won't scramble when the holiday season comes!

oh wow! A stunning Porpita shot from @natalipaqpa on the other site

Whoa!

Cute beetle in my garden - Histerid beetle/ Saprinus sp 🪲 #insects #bugsky

🚨 Call to scientists, research groups, and universities across Europe! The EC is considering “simplifying” core EU environmental laws — incl. Nature Restoration Regulation, Water Framework Directive, Birds & Habitats Directives etc. Submit your input & share: 🔗 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529

Eminent entomologist Dr Chris Reid is awarded the 2025 Australian Museum Research Institute Medal for his outstanding career which has transformed our understanding of beetle taxonomy. #EurekaPrizes

It's wildflower season!

I hope Aus won't be blocked! "...smaller providers may choose to opt out of Australia entirely. Bluesky blocked Mississippi users after a similar age assurance law passed in the state, citing costs in developing age verification systems and lack of resources." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

since people keep asking what our current activities are, I've compiled the links and made this my pinned post. you can now easily send this to your friends. #InverteFest

A beautiful example of Inostemma, the tiny unicorn of the garden! The long horn on the female metasoma houses its unique ovipositor system. Males don't have horns.

Velvet worm repeat pattern! Putting more invertebrate linocuts into surface design! 🧪🐡 These adorable, caterpillar-like blue velvet worm from New Zealand (Aotearoa). Velvet worms (phylum: Onychophora) are named for their velvet-like texture and somewhat wormlike appearance. They are elongated, 🧵

The last two days of drawings for #AugArthroAwe. #TradArt

The second volume of 'Dhoombak Goobgoowana', the Indigenous history of the University of Melbourne, subtitled 'Voice', now available entirely open access @mupublishing.bsky.social At: www.mup.com.au/books/dhoomb... @austhistassoc.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social