Gavin Campbell
@dragonflycn.bsky.social
PhD.
Ecologist focusing on aquatic-terrestrial ecosystems and ants 🐜🪲🐛🦋🐞
Huge fan of magic and superpowers ☄️
Ecologist focusing on aquatic-terrestrial ecosystems and ants 🐜🪲🐛🦋🐞
Huge fan of magic and superpowers ☄️
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Yes, I have a PhD in entomology.
Yes, I have taught entomology for 18 years on campus and in the field.
No. A field of fireflies will never cease to fill me with childlike wonder.
Now I just know the names by which to greet them.
Yes, I have taught entomology for 18 years on campus and in the field.
No. A field of fireflies will never cease to fill me with childlike wonder.
Now I just know the names by which to greet them.
June 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yes, I have a PhD in entomology.
Yes, I have taught entomology for 18 years on campus and in the field.
No. A field of fireflies will never cease to fill me with childlike wonder.
Now I just know the names by which to greet them.
Yes, I have taught entomology for 18 years on campus and in the field.
No. A field of fireflies will never cease to fill me with childlike wonder.
Now I just know the names by which to greet them.
Reposted by Gavin Campbell
Reposted by Gavin Campbell
New video! Flight footage from 23 species across 7 insect orders! youtu.be/gDI5g3rd0Ls
March 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New video! Flight footage from 23 species across 7 insect orders! youtu.be/gDI5g3rd0Ls
Thankfully all traps were undisturbed when collecting them on Monday
I'm going through the samples now and I got a new species record for my collection and Jamaica overall so I'm super elated 😁
I'm going through the samples now and I got a new species record for my collection and Jamaica overall so I'm super elated 😁
March 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thankfully all traps were undisturbed when collecting them on Monday
I'm going through the samples now and I got a new species record for my collection and Jamaica overall so I'm super elated 😁
I'm going through the samples now and I got a new species record for my collection and Jamaica overall so I'm super elated 😁
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A Sceliphron mud dauber wasp carries a glob of mud back to her mud nest, the weight of her load counterbalanced by her unusual petiolate abdomen. Texas.
March 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A Sceliphron mud dauber wasp carries a glob of mud back to her mud nest, the weight of her load counterbalanced by her unusual petiolate abdomen. Texas.
These are the arboreal traps taped to trees and secured with thumb tacks. The bait is in the lid of the jar
March 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
These are the arboreal traps taped to trees and secured with thumb tacks. The bait is in the lid of the jar
This morning I put out some baited traps to collect ants underground and in trees.
For the underground traps I use these microcentrifuge tubes with neat holes at the top and bait in the lid
The bait is a delicious mixture of peanut butter, sardines and honey
For the underground traps I use these microcentrifuge tubes with neat holes at the top and bait in the lid
The bait is a delicious mixture of peanut butter, sardines and honey
March 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This morning I put out some baited traps to collect ants underground and in trees.
For the underground traps I use these microcentrifuge tubes with neat holes at the top and bait in the lid
The bait is a delicious mixture of peanut butter, sardines and honey
For the underground traps I use these microcentrifuge tubes with neat holes at the top and bait in the lid
The bait is a delicious mixture of peanut butter, sardines and honey
Today's invertebrate haul from a leaf litter trap
March 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Today's invertebrate haul from a leaf litter trap
Some cute specimens from yesterday
March 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some cute specimens from yesterday
I hope that my arboreal and subterranean ant traps are safe and that they have caught species I haven't collected before 🥺
March 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I hope that my arboreal and subterranean ant traps are safe and that they have caught species I haven't collected before 🥺
Interview complete. Stay tuned for the full episode
March 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Interview complete. Stay tuned for the full episode
Preparing for an interview mosquitoes, backswimmers and climate change 😁
February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Preparing for an interview mosquitoes, backswimmers and climate change 😁
A reminder that backswimmers are cool bugs that eat mosquitoes 😁
February 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A reminder that backswimmers are cool bugs that eat mosquitoes 😁
For the third day in the past week, a lizard has entered my room at 3 pm. What is going on?
February 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For the third day in the past week, a lizard has entered my room at 3 pm. What is going on?
New paper is finally out 🥳
academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
We looked at the life history of the backswimmer Notonecta indica in Jamaica and assessed its mosquito consumption ability throughout development and at different densities 1/3
academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
We looked at the life history of the backswimmer Notonecta indica in Jamaica and assessed its mosquito consumption ability throughout development and at different densities 1/3
The life history and mosquito consumption dynamics of Notonecta indica (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) in eastern Jamaica
Abstract. Certain mosquito species pose a significant threat to human health, causing thousands of deaths annually via diseases such as yellow fever, dengu
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
New paper is finally out 🥳
academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
We looked at the life history of the backswimmer Notonecta indica in Jamaica and assessed its mosquito consumption ability throughout development and at different densities 1/3
academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
We looked at the life history of the backswimmer Notonecta indica in Jamaica and assessed its mosquito consumption ability throughout development and at different densities 1/3
Some more leaf litter samples, starting with the beetles
February 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Some more leaf litter samples, starting with the beetles
Some of the leaf litter myriapods as promised 😁
@derekhennen.bsky.social
@derekhennen.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Some of the leaf litter myriapods as promised 😁
@derekhennen.bsky.social
@derekhennen.bsky.social
Recent finds from some leaf litter samples
February 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Recent finds from some leaf litter samples
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It’s the start of #BlackHistoryMonth! This is a great time to read about Vernard Lewis, who is an entomologist working on #Blattodea, especially #termites. He recently retired after an illustrious career in #entomology! #28daysofBlackSTEMHistory ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2017/07...
Vernard Lewis, UC Berkeley’s first African American entomologist, retires
After a 35-year career with Berkeley as an urban entolomologist, Vernard Lewis retired on July 1.
https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2017/07/vernard-lewis-uc-berkeley’s-first-african-american-entomologist-retires
February 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It’s the start of #BlackHistoryMonth! This is a great time to read about Vernard Lewis, who is an entomologist working on #Blattodea, especially #termites. He recently retired after an illustrious career in #entomology! #28daysofBlackSTEMHistory ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2017/07...
A few specimens from the last few days
January 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A few specimens from the last few days
I collected some samples the other day and decided to take some pictures of some of the specimens
They're adorable
They're adorable
January 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I collected some samples the other day and decided to take some pictures of some of the specimens
They're adorable
They're adorable
I've finally finished measuring all the ants for my new project
Clocking in at
13 species,
51 different traits,
142 individual ants,
3,889 individual measurements
4,075 pictures and
6,445 total measurements
All over a period of 45 days
Ari and others kept me company throughout
Clocking in at
13 species,
51 different traits,
142 individual ants,
3,889 individual measurements
4,075 pictures and
6,445 total measurements
All over a period of 45 days
Ari and others kept me company throughout
January 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I've finally finished measuring all the ants for my new project
Clocking in at
13 species,
51 different traits,
142 individual ants,
3,889 individual measurements
4,075 pictures and
6,445 total measurements
All over a period of 45 days
Ari and others kept me company throughout
Clocking in at
13 species,
51 different traits,
142 individual ants,
3,889 individual measurements
4,075 pictures and
6,445 total measurements
All over a period of 45 days
Ari and others kept me company throughout
Reposted by Gavin Campbell
Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 8, 2025
Tiger beetle
Ellipsoptera hirtilabris
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Tiger beetle
Ellipsoptera hirtilabris
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
#arthropodPOTW
January 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 8, 2025
Tiger beetle
Ellipsoptera hirtilabris
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Tiger beetle
Ellipsoptera hirtilabris
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Finally done with all the measurements of 142 different ants. Now on to the analysis
January 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Finally done with all the measurements of 142 different ants. Now on to the analysis
A whole ant morphology project has been spawned from those initial measurements
1,820 pictures,
1,610 measurements and only 32% complete so far
1,820 pictures,
1,610 measurements and only 32% complete so far
December 24, 2024 at 9:06 PM
A whole ant morphology project has been spawned from those initial measurements
1,820 pictures,
1,610 measurements and only 32% complete so far
1,820 pictures,
1,610 measurements and only 32% complete so far