Caroline S. Chaboo
@cschaboo.bsky.social
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entomologist, beetles, Chrysomelidae
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Our lovely volume cover
@zookeys.pensoft.net
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#beetles
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#parentalcare
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#Guatemala
#biodiversity
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/in-g...
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In Guatemala, young Kaqchikel Maya protect their sacred forest with open mapping
SAN JOSÉ POAQUIL, Guatemala — The last rays of daylight filter through the trees as Andres “Tata” López, 56, the local Maya mayor, greets his neighbors coming to source water in the communal forest of...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/in-guatemala-young-kaqchikel-maya-protect-their-sacred-forest-with-open-mapping/?utm_source=Mongabay+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9bead366b7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_20_12_35_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-83beace3ae-67233435&mc_cid=9bead366b7&mc_eid=b2200085e3
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#AnimalArchitecture
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Paul Stewens
3 days ago
This is HUGE. Unconditional
#repatriation
of 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia. Largest ever fossil and perhaps natural history
#restitution
(AFAIK). Famous
#hominin
fossil included. Lots of things to unpack, here are some preliminary thoughts. /1
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#leafbeetles
#beetles
#Bruchinae
#newspecies
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Ainsley S
3 days ago
(although we chiefly outlined the contributions of USDA entomologists here, you also need taxonomists IDing insect vectors for the CDC and DoD!)
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Gwen Pearson
3 days ago
These teachers at historically underfunded schools have insect related projects -- Donations at
@donorschoose.bsky.social
are DOUBLED today! 🍎❗🧪🪲🐛
www.donorschoose.org/donors/searc...
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Find a classroom to support | DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on our site, and you can give any amount to the p...
https://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?equityFocus=true&subject4=-4&moderateHighEconomicNeed=true&keywords=insect
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🌻OK MR. SUNSHINE!🌻
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I'M LATE FOR BUGS
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#beetles
#larvae
#leafbeetles
#Chrsomelidae
#AnimalArchitecture
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Our lovely volume cover
@zookeys.pensoft.net
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#beetles
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#insects
#fossils
#amber
#Gondwana
#Ecuador
apnews.com/article/preh...
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Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time.
https://apnews.com/article/prehistoric-amber-insects-ecuador-evolution-gondwana-85cc378ddc1f4ac55160dff08e5c4e68
8 days ago
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#entomophagy
#Congo
#weevils
#moth
#larvae
www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...
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'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/nx-s1-5539101/edible-insects-drc-kinshasa-maggots
8 days ago
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Chaboo, Matsumura & Schmitt (Eds). 2025. Special issue of articles on
#Chrysomelidae
#leafbeetles
#beetles
published today!
zookeys.pensoft.net/issues
9 days ago
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Menno Schilthuizen
10 days ago
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.
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These Ants Found a Loophole for a Fundamental Rule of Life
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/science/ants-species-babies.html
10 days ago
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difficult situation at
#MacchuPicchu
#Peru
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/t...
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Hundreds of tourists left stranded near Machu Picchu after protests | CNN
At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Tuesday, the country’s tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a protest.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/travel/machu-picchu-peru-tourists-stranded-intl-hnk
10 days ago
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#Ghana
#mangroves
apnews.com/photo-galler...
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Photos show Ghana's female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice
TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/ghana-oyster-farmers-women-climate-change-photos-5df7cec4b9f4a9bcd2419c5b082fb3f6
10 days ago
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Sexy
#beetles
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12 days ago
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college education
#AcademicTwitter
Michael Crow, Arizona State University
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hznz...
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The Man Leading America’s “Most Innovative School” | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hznzDp1BPyA
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apnews.com/article/mexi...
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Illegal gold mining is fueling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
The soaring price of gold is fueling a "mercury boom" in central Mexico. A surge in the demand for the toxic metal, which is key in illegal gold mining, is benefiting Mexican miners but also exposing ...
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-mercury-mines-illegal-gold-mining-ea7cf266304d06576eebfbd1901982fe
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#AnimalArchitecture
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14 days ago
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#university
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/uc-berkeley-trump-administration-antisemitism
16 days ago
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Quil
16 days ago
Insectember day 12: dysodius lunatus Common name: Neotropical flat bug It looks like a soldier too gentle for the war 🎨
#insectember2025
#anthro
#bugart
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Insect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study finds
Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5535551/insect-populations-human-interference-study
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#Amazon
#conservation
#health
#IndigenousCommunities
apnews.com/article/amaz...
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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-rainforest-indigenous-diseases-fires-health-united-nations-086e89ade5a1bcbd103a6c8ef35e06b0
17 days ago
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#insects
#art
Raku Inoue
#Tokyo
#Montreal
reikancreations.com
17 days ago
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www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...
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New Zealand's bold plan to save endangered animals: kill millions of invasive animals
Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the invasive species that prey on them.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5507110/new-zealand-conservation-experiment
18 days ago
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Alex Wild
18 days ago
The new XKCD has to be a reference to the ant paper where ants just casually lay eggs of a different species, yes? Maybe? There are so many weird bugs its hard to know.
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Entomologists approve of this healthy snack!
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Neil Shubin
19 days ago
Feeling the incalculable loss of Mark Norell (1957-2025): wonderful scientist and cherished friend. His influence will continue through his many mentees and the science he did and inspired.
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interview, Sandra M Diaz
#WomenInSTEM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX-...
#biodiversity
#conservation
#ecology
#nature
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“Humanity is missing the bigger picture”: Sandra Diaz explains | Talk to Al Jazeera
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX-lXiYcZE
20 days ago
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Laya 🌿🍄
22 days ago
I'm really obsessed with dead leaves and tiny spindly fungi at the moment
#art
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still editing my bookshelf.
#Entomology
#insects
has superb journals. These two inspired me for so long but my research did not evolve in these directions.
23 days ago
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I am fan-girling the artistry of @lindzeamays.bsky.social
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24 days ago
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“Where no crawly is creepy!”
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25 days ago
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#AnimalArchitecture
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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/s...
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The Space Rock Stars of Brazil
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/science/brazil-meteorites.html
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franz
26 days ago
The insects yearn for the mines.
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Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the history of Earth
Paleontologists, including researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN), have described the oldest insect larval feeding tunnels inside leaves, also known as leaf mines, along with associat...
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#beetles
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#conservation
#Mozambique
#Africa
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/marc...
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Marc Stalmans, ecologist who helped restore Gorongosa’s wildlife, dies at 66
Marc Stalmans, who died of natural causes on August 30th at 66, spent much of his life restoring life to a landscape once stripped of it. As the science director at Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Par...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/marc-stalmans-ecologist-who-helped-restore-gorongosas-wildlife-dies-at-66/
27 days ago
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I just found this paper
#WomenInSTEM
#insects
Adriana Troyo, et al. 2022. Acknowledging extraordinary women in the history of medical
#entomology
. Parasites & Vectors 15:114
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
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Acknowledging extraordinary women in the history of medical entomology - Parasites & Vectors
Throughout history, women have been actively involved in the advancement of science, while struggling to overcome challenges to participate and a lack of recognition. Prior to 1950, most women were no...
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05234-6
29 days ago
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#Milkweeds
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#bugs
#KansasCity
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
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‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/europe/spain-beach-blue-dragon-sea-slugs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iE8.dcLc.d9PuLOknUZFH&smid=url-share
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#exhibition
#museum
#indigenous
#Wyandotte
www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...
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A new Kansas City monument tells how ‘Wyandot women warriors’ defended a tribal burial ground
A new art installation at the Wyandotte County Museum commemorates three Native American sisters who barricaded themselves in a tribal burial ground in what is now downtown Kansas City, Kansas. “Tresp...
https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-08-29/kansas-city-monument-wyandotte-county-museum-conley-sisters
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#Namibia
#Africa
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/clim...
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cartoons are so effective. Finishing up a paper on
#flies
#Diptera
- I can't believe it either.
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#parentalcare
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Jason Bittel
about 1 month ago
Glorious people of
#InverteFest
🧪, lend me your tympanal organs! I've written a book for NatGeo about North American wildlife. I got to pick 50 critters. An impossible task! But I want you to know... 13 OF MY 50 ARE INVERTEBRATESSSSSS That's more than 1/4 of the book!!! Want a wee taste? 😍
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new book! Michael Freemantle. 2025. Nature’s Amazing
#Chemistry
: Reflections on Its Complexity and Diversity. (quotes some of my
#beetles
work)
about 1 month ago
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ZooKeys
about 1 month ago
An incredible recognition for
@pensoft.net
CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev! A new mollusk species is named after him "for his incredible contribution to the reputation of Bulgarian science and his tireless, friendly support over the years."
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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