Chris Wirth
@ageofarthropods.bsky.social
Photographer & PhD entomologist—inordinately fond of beetles! Research focus on darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) systematics & biogeography, #TenebTuesday +Natural history collections/insect conservation/old (entomological) books & cameras
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used rubber bands in the alcohol collection? ONE THOUSAND YEARS DUNGEON
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
used rubber bands in the alcohol collection? ONE THOUSAND YEARS DUNGEON
Reposted by Chris Wirth
But this is going to be yet another area where the taxonomists who did all the work to set up the species and the traits to identify them don't get paid. Even as many are retiring or losing their jobs, the resources get diverted away from expertise to the tech sector instead.
June 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
But this is going to be yet another area where the taxonomists who did all the work to set up the species and the traits to identify them don't get paid. Even as many are retiring or losing their jobs, the resources get diverted away from expertise to the tech sector instead.
It is-given the small amount, leave for now-have more pressing specimens to repair!
May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It is-given the small amount, leave for now-have more pressing specimens to repair!
Exquisite! An identical model in the Essig Museum is labeled as made by Louis Auzoux around 1850
April 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Exquisite! An identical model in the Essig Museum is labeled as made by Louis Auzoux around 1850
The setae (hair-like structures) on the elytra are soft! But the specimens are small enough that I’ve only touched with forceps when cleaning or repairing
March 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The setae (hair-like structures) on the elytra are soft! But the specimens are small enough that I’ve only touched with forceps when cleaning or repairing