Nick Collins
@calamacow75.bsky.social
Undergraduate FIW Major and Ent @ Virginia Tech 🦃
Aspiring Entomologist working on arthropod systematics and taxonomy + evolutionary ecology of aposematic coloration/mimicry under Dr. Paul Marek.
Love bugs, paleo, and all the nerd stuff!
Aspiring Entomologist working on arthropod systematics and taxonomy + evolutionary ecology of aposematic coloration/mimicry under Dr. Paul Marek.
Love bugs, paleo, and all the nerd stuff!
Mastophora phrynosoma 40 min sketch
December 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Mastophora phrynosoma 40 min sketch
One of my fav theropods, #Saltriovenator and I in front of the #MSNM this last Friday. Sadly there were shut down due to national strikes throughout the country but uhh, kinda understandable.
November 30, 2024 at 10:32 PM
One of my fav theropods, #Saltriovenator and I in front of the #MSNM this last Friday. Sadly there were shut down due to national strikes throughout the country but uhh, kinda understandable.
As I go through old student collections, you’d be shocked by how many things labeled as #Coleoptera are #Hemipterans! This was labeled as “Coccinellidae” which is… wrong. This is likely a species of Galgupha within Thyreocoridae, also known as #ebonybugs. Could be G. ovalis, though I am unsure.
November 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
As I go through old student collections, you’d be shocked by how many things labeled as #Coleoptera are #Hemipterans! This was labeled as “Coccinellidae” which is… wrong. This is likely a species of Galgupha within Thyreocoridae, also known as #ebonybugs. Could be G. ovalis, though I am unsure.
People aren’t big fans of grain pests but when it’s a #weevil, I can’t help myself. This is Sitophilus zemais, the greater rice weevil, they are absolutely adorable.
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
People aren’t big fans of grain pests but when it’s a #weevil, I can’t help myself. This is Sitophilus zemais, the greater rice weevil, they are absolutely adorable.
Been at the lab IDing tiny #hemipterans small guys are always good fun, but here are a few! (For more info check alt text)
November 18, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Been at the lab IDing tiny #hemipterans small guys are always good fun, but here are a few! (For more info check alt text)
Been getting quite a few followers lately so I thought I’d introduce myself! My name is Nick, and I am all about bugs, I work at the Virginia Tech insect collections and I am a full time student! I do a lot of insect ID and specimen work! Check out a few pics as of late!
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Been getting quite a few followers lately so I thought I’d introduce myself! My name is Nick, and I am all about bugs, I work at the Virginia Tech insect collections and I am a full time student! I do a lot of insect ID and specimen work! Check out a few pics as of late!
Love me a good wheel bug
October 19, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Love me a good wheel bug
What if a cervid became a carnivore?? (Inspired by the deer fox from Hilda!)
December 23, 2023 at 3:46 PM
What if a cervid became a carnivore?? (Inspired by the deer fox from Hilda!)
SCORP IN DA WATER BOWL ‼️‼️
November 7, 2023 at 8:51 PM
SCORP IN DA WATER BOWL ‼️‼️
Haven’t done any painting in a long time! Here’s a tiny study of the American lion, wanted to learn it’s proportions a bit.
November 2, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Haven’t done any painting in a long time! Here’s a tiny study of the American lion, wanted to learn it’s proportions a bit.
Extremely cool parasitic fungus, likely in the Akanthomyces tuberculatus complex. These fungi usually target moths and you can see the fruiting body on this specimen. This was found in the George Washington and Jefferson national forest!
October 18, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Extremely cool parasitic fungus, likely in the Akanthomyces tuberculatus complex. These fungi usually target moths and you can see the fruiting body on this specimen. This was found in the George Washington and Jefferson national forest!
15 minute Gigantoraptor sketch, been trying to move back into paleoart!
August 20, 2023 at 6:27 PM
15 minute Gigantoraptor sketch, been trying to move back into paleoart!