One of the few small projects I did as a visiting scientist at Sichuan University last year: A new species of bramble gall wasp, first record of the genus for China. The real diversity is likely much higher given the richness of Rubus in the area. www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...

"We show that unmanaged forests are the backbone of biodiversity conservation ... We conclude that to preserve forest biodiversity in Europe, we should increase the proportion of unmanaged forests and the amount of structures supporting biodiversity in extensively managed forests.

Koester de wesp. Wil je meer weten over sociale wespen en hoe met respect en beleid met ze om te gaan ? De Wespenstichting start dit najaar weer met cursussen om Wespenconsulent te worden. wespenstichting.nl/cursussen/

Are you researching the conservation, ecology or taxonomy of soil & litter invertebrates? Submit your paper to this Special Issue of NZ Journal of Zoology, edited by me, @carlosbarreto.bsky.social & @barnesecodiv.bsky.social! More info: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so... #SoilBiodiversity 🧪

New paper out! By curating a reference library of DNA barcodes for underground fauna, we offer an accessible roadmap to make #eDNA a more reliable tool for biodiversity monitoring. 🕳️ + 🧬💻 = 🔍🐟🪱🐌🦐 Read #OpenAccess here: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts. Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz.... by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social

🧪 This is pretty amazing!

A beautiful female Trybliographa rapae wasp of the Figitidae, Eucoilidae, found this morning in the old meadow at Great Dixter. #UKWildlife #wasps #Figitidae #Eucoilidae #HighWeald

let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ?? here she is at her burrow entrance.

Horrific bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/treat-2 #smbc

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

Cathartic news for me, paper accepted after 9 years of work, I figured out one the most mysterious #fossils of my career from Jurassic Talbragar formation in Australia, in a journal which rejected bunch of my papers before. I have learnt so many historical biogeography methods for that one. 🦖🦴

I found a tiny little wasp (~2-3 mm) under a wet leaf on the lawn this morning (was looking for springtails actually). #WaspLove #Staffs #macro #photography

So cool! Insect fossils have been discovered in a South American amber deposit for the first time…and parasitic wasps are represented among them 🐝

The Naturhistoriska riksmuseet seeks a Tenure-Track group Leader (DDLS fellow). Deadline: Nov 15. Benefits include 17 M SEK in start-up funds. More info: https://www.scilifelab.se/career/research-fellowship-in-data-driven-evolution-and-biodiversity/ #job

I love this whole wonderfully evocative thread about Ötzi the Iceman and his final journey so much 😍😭🧪

We are looking for a postdoc for to use historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Do you have a PhD in plant ecology, strong data handling and analysis skills, and a curious mindset? Respond by 26 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Come one come all! Our new #BINHM exhibit is up at the #AMNH! @blackinnhms.bsky.social www.amnh.org/exhibitions/...

PhD position available on New Zealand's sheet-web spiders, focusing on web building behavior. Candidates with relevant degrees and skills encouraged to apply. More info: http://www.aut.ac.nz/ #phd

Yesterday was the 130th anniversary of the #ICZN, the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature. It was founded during the zoology congress in Leiden, organized by the then director the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Frederik Jentink.

Come have some tea and show off your poster! You can reuse a poster from ECN/ESA or bring a new one. We'll adjourn to a pub after for continued socializing! @entsocamerica.bsky.social

me: Do you have any preferences for color or material? them: Any color will work for me Alrighty then.... 😂 #NaturalHistoryCollections #3DPrinting #MakeItYourOwnDamnSelf

Here is your Wednesday Wasp. I think she's an Ichneumonid, but that narrows it down about as much as describing a grain of sand on the beach as small and tan. She was searching the face of a rock wall near a waterfall in Montana. A little less than half an inch long. 🐙🌿

Say hi to Micropathus ditto and M. zubat, two #NewSpecies of cave cricket from forests in southern Tasmania! These crickets are threatened by climate change, land clearing, and logging. Giving them names is an important step towards their conservation. But why did we choose these ones? #bugsky 🧵 1/6

Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p

📯Collection manager position in the Natural History Museum of Basel 🇨🇭 Collection: "invertebrate" fossils Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Svd1o2M333av... Workload: 70% of full-time Description and application page: stellenmarkt.bs.ch/kbs/job/deta...

@bmd-project.eu The BMD project is looking for a project manager. BMD scales up on high-throughput biodiversity monitoring with camera traps, audio devices and e-DNA sampling across Europe, and develops together with its stakeholder communities (#Natura2000)👇 www.naturalis.nl/en/about-us/...

📢HIRING ANNOUNCEMENT!📢 📍The Ohio State University is looking for applicants for the position of Martha N. and John C. Moser Chair in Arthropod Biosystematics and Biological Diversity. 📆Application deadline: 15 OCT 2025 👇Check the link below osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

At bioGraphic, we publish stories that inspire a deep appreciation for life on Earth—and hope for its future. 🌿 📣 To support our work, become a monthly donor and help us reach 100 new Insiders by September 19 You choose the amount, and every little bit helps: give.calacademy.org/campaign/719...

Please share widely! The Natural History Museum Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social is offering a PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research, focused on dark taxa & unknown species, pref. including representatives of Danish flora, fauna or geology. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

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.

Oystercatchers are so CUTE. Great color scheme, solid hustle, really good bird.

This absolutely fabulous little lady was nectaring on tiny flowers and I'm glad she stopped to preen. She's quite small and looked like a little fairy flying around. These wasps are parasitoids and their larvae prey on other twig nesting insects or steal their food. (Gasteruption assectator) PA

These little chalcid wasps are my fave! And the color combo with the grass leaf goldenrod is just stunning! #insects

A very handsome female Chartocerus subaeneus parasitoid wasp of the Signiphoridae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter on a much better day than today. It has been a good year for Signiphoridae hereabouts. #UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #HighWeald

Shining Guest Ant, Formicoxenus nitidulus, a tiny (less than 3mm) ant which lives in Wood Ant nests. Another top find by @lancefly.bsky.social from our trip to the Wyre on Tuesday. The 2nd pic shows one top left with a Wood Ant btm right. @exmoormothman.bsky.social @pilning.bsky.social

Looking for a PhD? I am advertising two industry sponsored PhD projects. One on black soldier fly genetics with #betabugs and another on searching insect biodiversity for novel enzymes #Syngenta. Get in touch if you are interested!! bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/available-ic...

Insect science is global 🌍 We're a signatory with 33 organisations representing 25,000 insect scientists committing to deepen our collaborative efforts to seek solutions to the world’s challenges and support the global entomological community

Unsolicited listicle: My list of the most criminally underused/underappreciated phylogenetic comparative methods. Note, I am not involved in ANY of these methods; but I see them as things people are often asking of comparative data but have been surprised at how infrequently they have been cited.

Don’t wait to register for Entomology 2025—early bird savings end Monday, September 15! Join thousands of insect-science professionals in Portland, Oregon, November 9-12 for world-class content and opportunities to connect. Register: entsoc.org/register #EntSoc25

A 0.3mm long female Alaptus minimus parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found under pine trees in Brede High Woods. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald

📢CHALCIDOIDEA STUDENTS!📢 🧨Here is your chance to win a physical copy of the “Chalcidoidea of the World” book by Prof. John Heredy & Prof. James Woolley! 👉All you have to do is give the best Chalcidoidea talk during the #hymathon2025 online symposium, held on 4-5 December 😁

Hey Hymenoptera students! Here’s your chance to win a great book by presenting during #Hymathon2025! Talk about awesome wasps and have the chance to win a book…what could be better?!

Open call for presentations for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting, taking place in Portland, OR in November. Both in-person and virtual presentations will be considered.

**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.

Kiel University seeks a full professor in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology. Applications due by Oct 19, 2025. For details: https://www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/dateien/oeffentl.-dateien/w3/w-3-professur-fuer-molekulare-und-evolutionaere-zoologie #job

Great mentoring opportunity for emerging researchers based in the global south- join the Journal of Applied Ecology editorial board!