ASU Biocollections
@asubiocollections.bsky.social
Arizona State University Biocollections.
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9 different collections, over 3 million specimens!
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/asubiocollections
📍Tempe, AZ
🐚🐢🐀🪲🦋❄️🌿🪨🐟🦎🔍
9 different collections, over 3 million specimens!
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/asubiocollections
📍Tempe, AZ
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Hi all! This is the Bluesky account for the ASU Biocollections.
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
Join the ASU Biocollections at the annual Bug Fest! Visitors are encouraged to dress up as well!
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 10AM-2PM
Location: Arizona Boardwalk Courtyard 9500 E Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Cost: FREE! All ages!
#asubiocollections #butterflywonderland #bugfest
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 10AM-2PM
Location: Arizona Boardwalk Courtyard 9500 E Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Cost: FREE! All ages!
#asubiocollections #butterflywonderland #bugfest
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Join the ASU Biocollections at the annual Bug Fest! Visitors are encouraged to dress up as well!
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 10AM-2PM
Location: Arizona Boardwalk Courtyard 9500 E Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Cost: FREE! All ages!
#asubiocollections #butterflywonderland #bugfest
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 10AM-2PM
Location: Arizona Boardwalk Courtyard 9500 E Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Cost: FREE! All ages!
#asubiocollections #butterflywonderland #bugfest
Some snippets of the displays we created for our Spook-tober Tours!
Look forward to more events to come! We are so grateful for your eagerness and enthusiasm with this debut!
#asubiocollections #spooktobertours #biocollections #naturalhistorycollections #spooktober #insects #vertebrates #lichens
Look forward to more events to come! We are so grateful for your eagerness and enthusiasm with this debut!
#asubiocollections #spooktobertours #biocollections #naturalhistorycollections #spooktober #insects #vertebrates #lichens
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Some snippets of the displays we created for our Spook-tober Tours!
Look forward to more events to come! We are so grateful for your eagerness and enthusiasm with this debut!
#asubiocollections #spooktobertours #biocollections #naturalhistorycollections #spooktober #insects #vertebrates #lichens
Look forward to more events to come! We are so grateful for your eagerness and enthusiasm with this debut!
#asubiocollections #spooktobertours #biocollections #naturalhistorycollections #spooktober #insects #vertebrates #lichens
Join us for some SPOOKY tours of our collections this October 27th or 29th.
Admission: $22 for adults, $12 for students and kids
Sign up by scanning the QR code or through Linktree in our bio!
#asubiocollections #halloween #spookyscience
Artwork by Dante De La Rosa
Admission: $22 for adults, $12 for students and kids
Sign up by scanning the QR code or through Linktree in our bio!
#asubiocollections #halloween #spookyscience
Artwork by Dante De La Rosa
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join us for some SPOOKY tours of our collections this October 27th or 29th.
Admission: $22 for adults, $12 for students and kids
Sign up by scanning the QR code or through Linktree in our bio!
#asubiocollections #halloween #spookyscience
Artwork by Dante De La Rosa
Admission: $22 for adults, $12 for students and kids
Sign up by scanning the QR code or through Linktree in our bio!
#asubiocollections #halloween #spookyscience
Artwork by Dante De La Rosa
Dragonfly & Butterfly Bash!
We want to invite you to this FREE community event for ALL AGES centered around Dragonflies & Butterflies this Saturday 10/4/2025 from 9AM-12PM at the Chandler Nature Center (4050 E Chandler Heights Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249)!
Hope to see you there!
We want to invite you to this FREE community event for ALL AGES centered around Dragonflies & Butterflies this Saturday 10/4/2025 from 9AM-12PM at the Chandler Nature Center (4050 E Chandler Heights Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249)!
Hope to see you there!
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Dragonfly & Butterfly Bash!
We want to invite you to this FREE community event for ALL AGES centered around Dragonflies & Butterflies this Saturday 10/4/2025 from 9AM-12PM at the Chandler Nature Center (4050 E Chandler Heights Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249)!
Hope to see you there!
We want to invite you to this FREE community event for ALL AGES centered around Dragonflies & Butterflies this Saturday 10/4/2025 from 9AM-12PM at the Chandler Nature Center (4050 E Chandler Heights Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249)!
Hope to see you there!
Creature Feature Friday!
Today’s highlighted mammal is the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)!
These little critters are actually NOT rodents, and belong to the family Eulipotyphla, which are true insectivores. They are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than mice!
Check Insta for more info!
Today’s highlighted mammal is the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)!
These little critters are actually NOT rodents, and belong to the family Eulipotyphla, which are true insectivores. They are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than mice!
Check Insta for more info!
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Creature Feature Friday!
Today’s highlighted mammal is the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)!
These little critters are actually NOT rodents, and belong to the family Eulipotyphla, which are true insectivores. They are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than mice!
Check Insta for more info!
Today’s highlighted mammal is the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)!
These little critters are actually NOT rodents, and belong to the family Eulipotyphla, which are true insectivores. They are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than mice!
Check Insta for more info!
¡Les esperamos en el jardín de Blanca en Spaces of Opportunity (Opportunity 1200 W Vineyard Rd, Phoenix, AZ, son a las 6:30PM - 8PM, 10 de Agosto) para ver de cerca a los insectos nocturnos que viven en nuestros ecosistemas! Conecta con tu comunidad. ¡Este evento es gratuito! 💡🪲🔎
August 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
¡Les esperamos en el jardín de Blanca en Spaces of Opportunity (Opportunity 1200 W Vineyard Rd, Phoenix, AZ, son a las 6:30PM - 8PM, 10 de Agosto) para ver de cerca a los insectos nocturnos que viven en nuestros ecosistemas! Conecta con tu comunidad. ¡Este evento es gratuito! 💡🪲🔎
We are excited to announce a public insect light trapping event! Please join us at the Spaces of Opportunity (1200 W Vineyard Rd, Phoenix) on August 10th from 6:30pm to 8pm to take a look at some of the local nocturnal insects that inhabit our ecosystems. It's a free event for all ages! 💡 🪲 🔍
August 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are excited to announce a public insect light trapping event! Please join us at the Spaces of Opportunity (1200 W Vineyard Rd, Phoenix) on August 10th from 6:30pm to 8pm to take a look at some of the local nocturnal insects that inhabit our ecosystems. It's a free event for all ages! 💡 🪲 🔍
Discover how Rianna Sandoval, Leodivina Dodoo from ASU, and Maggie Hantank (w/ assistance from Brendan Enochs) from the University of Dayton are studying the impact of environmental factors on red-backed salamander color patterns. Insights from NEON data reveal climate's effect in these variations.
August 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Discover how Rianna Sandoval, Leodivina Dodoo from ASU, and Maggie Hantank (w/ assistance from Brendan Enochs) from the University of Dayton are studying the impact of environmental factors on red-backed salamander color patterns. Insights from NEON data reveal climate's effect in these variations.
Welcome to Creature Feature Friday! Meet the Poetry Moth (Neumoegenia poetica), a native of the dry landscapes of the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico. Its dazzling golden wings shimmer in the light, often with hints of green and bronze.
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Welcome to Creature Feature Friday! Meet the Poetry Moth (Neumoegenia poetica), a native of the dry landscapes of the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico. Its dazzling golden wings shimmer in the light, often with hints of green and bronze.
@asu-insectcoll.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!! 🦋
February 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
@asu-insectcoll.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!! 🦋
Hi all! This is the Bluesky account for the ASU Biocollections.
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
February 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hi all! This is the Bluesky account for the ASU Biocollections.
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
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I had so much fun taking photos of my colleagues at the @asubiocollections.bsky.social last week.
Here is Sangmi Lee, ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection Manager. She poses with her study species -Gelechiidae - the twirler moths.🦋✨
Here is Sangmi Lee, ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection Manager. She poses with her study species -Gelechiidae - the twirler moths.🦋✨
February 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I had so much fun taking photos of my colleagues at the @asubiocollections.bsky.social last week.
Here is Sangmi Lee, ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection Manager. She poses with her study species -Gelechiidae - the twirler moths.🦋✨
Here is Sangmi Lee, ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection Manager. She poses with her study species -Gelechiidae - the twirler moths.🦋✨