Here's a super cool documentary about the Mothbox!

Learn about the development and use of this fun #openscience #opensource tool for DIY biodiversity monitoring!

youtu.be/1LGz3aWpeVE?...

Cool new article from @hacksterio.bsky.social about the Mothbox!

www.hackster.io/news/mothbox...

Drab water tyrants are not drab!

Man's got nothing but facts. 🔊

Blue crowned manakin bath time!

This was one of the most fun mysteries I knew of in Panama (and C. And S. America)--one of the largest moths in the world, whose caterpillar and host plant remained unknown to scientists. Its caterpillar has finally been found, a chonky zebra that turns into one of the most spectacular moths ever...

Remember this one in September folks www.sfgate.com/centralcalif...

A 2021 report showed that 91% of children in Gaza suffered from PTSD as a result of Israeli military attacks, more than two years before the genocide began.

euromedmonitor.org/en/article/4...

Western spadefoot are just such cool little weirdos

Watch a recreation of what 19 mothboxes lighting up on a Mountain might have kinda looked like!

Yellow throated toucans singing at sundown

A harlequin longhorn beetle takes off.

Something that makes me really happy is that i got my old laptop here, with its gpu cranking as hard as it can, but instead of doing something wasteful and stupid like mining Bitcoin or making nfts, it's spitting out cool bugs i found on my most recent trip!

It's so rewarding!

There are many anti-predatory adaptations that help insects stay safe in the wild. These include jaws, spikes, and false eyes, which can be used to bite, inject venom, or deter potential predators.
I love insects and their fascinating defense mechanisms! #naturalhistory #evolution #insects

Just got back from an incredible expedition with the team @dinalab.bsky.social to survey for biodiversity and deploy an innovative new technology called the Mothbox. The compact and portable device autonomously attracts, photographs, and categorizes night flying insects.

Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation.

As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵

By the way, the fantastic wildlife filmmaker @musingsofjoe.bsky.social is here on the mountain with us making a documentary about the future of insect monitoring with @mothbox.bsky.social

Is this the caterpillar of the white witch? If so we are hanging with it right now on cerro hoya. Entomology sky help us out! @wizentrop.bsky.social ?

Túngara frog courtship.