Scott Gilmore
@scottgilmore.bsky.social
Elateridae beetle guy. 🇦🇺 in 🇨🇦. Beetle heavy naturalist but easily distracted by 🦜🍄🐚🍷🪰🦋🍺(and wishing for a Psocodea emoji). Employed to work on threatened freshwater 🐟🐚
Being stumped by a staphylinid is nothing new for me but this 2mm long intertidal beast appears to have a tarsal formula of 2-2-2! And now I am more confused. Any recognize it or have guesses? From coastal British Columbia.
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Being stumped by a staphylinid is nothing new for me but this 2mm long intertidal beast appears to have a tarsal formula of 2-2-2! And now I am more confused. Any recognize it or have guesses? From coastal British Columbia.
Today I sat in a river all day looking for and counting an endangered snail called a Shortface Lanx. A great team and despite a couple of hours of finding nothing we eventually had success. With two more days of surveys I’m hoping we continue to have success.
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Today I sat in a river all day looking for and counting an endangered snail called a Shortface Lanx. A great team and despite a couple of hours of finding nothing we eventually had success. With two more days of surveys I’m hoping we continue to have success.
If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.
I just found Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus in my backyard. Oh so small!
July 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I just found Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus in my backyard. Oh so small!
The predator becomes the prey. Hudsonian Whiteface captured by a Great Sundew.
July 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The predator becomes the prey. Hudsonian Whiteface captured by a Great Sundew.
I was shocked when I opened my moth trap this morning as I did not know what this was. Turns out the Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) was introduced to Vancouver. This is the first record I can find of it on Vancouver Island.
July 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I was shocked when I opened my moth trap this morning as I did not know what this was. Turns out the Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) was introduced to Vancouver. This is the first record I can find of it on Vancouver Island.
Some of the Nivicolous slime moulds my son and I found today.
June 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Some of the Nivicolous slime moulds my son and I found today.
Cleaning my office and found out I have the first three printings of @robcannings.bsky.social fantastic Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon. I remember picking up a spare copy… but I clearly did that twice!
May 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cleaning my office and found out I have the first three printings of @robcannings.bsky.social fantastic Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon. I remember picking up a spare copy… but I clearly did that twice!
I had a rather horrendous travel day yesterday. 3:30am wake up for an early fight expecting to be home before lunch. Flight cancelled just before boarding. New itinerary put us home 12 hours later than expected! All for a 14 minute flight to the island. We got to Vancouver, pulled out bags and 1/3
May 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I had a rather horrendous travel day yesterday. 3:30am wake up for an early fight expecting to be home before lunch. Flight cancelled just before boarding. New itinerary put us home 12 hours later than expected! All for a 14 minute flight to the island. We got to Vancouver, pulled out bags and 1/3
And the final photo
May 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And the final photo
Checking in to a flight at Nanaimo Airport in British Columbia I was pleased to see this display on pollinators. I just had to share it.
May 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Checking in to a flight at Nanaimo Airport in British Columbia I was pleased to see this display on pollinators. I just had to share it.
A successful nivicolus slimemold hunt with my son today and yesterday. Once you get your eye in these are everywhere as the snow retreats.
May 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A successful nivicolus slimemold hunt with my son today and yesterday. Once you get your eye in these are everywhere as the snow retreats.
I set up my UV light last night for the first time this year and was rewarded by two Sphinx (Smerinthus ophthalmica) and one Pheosia californica.
May 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I set up my UV light last night for the first time this year and was rewarded by two Sphinx (Smerinthus ophthalmica) and one Pheosia californica.
A little crawling water beetle (Haliplidae) fun from my weekend. Haliplus immaculicollis, Haliplus fulvus and Peltodytes callosus all from a tiny pond near my house.
April 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A little crawling water beetle (Haliplidae) fun from my weekend. Haliplus immaculicollis, Haliplus fulvus and Peltodytes callosus all from a tiny pond near my house.
A little Monday night collection management led to this combination. Criorhina bubulcus is a beast if a fly. Seen next to an Okanagana cicada.
April 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A little Monday night collection management led to this combination. Criorhina bubulcus is a beast if a fly. Seen next to an Okanagana cicada.
I just transported part of a bed on the roof of my car for about 130km. I noticed the insect build up when I checked how secure it was mid drive. I only noticed the awesome lady beetle (Hyperaspis postica) when I carefully check at home.
I think I need to make a small net for the roof of my car!
I think I need to make a small net for the roof of my car!
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I just transported part of a bed on the roof of my car for about 130km. I noticed the insect build up when I checked how secure it was mid drive. I only noticed the awesome lady beetle (Hyperaspis postica) when I carefully check at home.
I think I need to make a small net for the roof of my car!
I think I need to make a small net for the roof of my car!
A day with Lamprey… it was worth to early ferry to get to the Beaty Museum.
March 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A day with Lamprey… it was worth to early ferry to get to the Beaty Museum.
I always find things to buy at the twice yearly Rotary used book sale. Of course I already own two of these but I am sure my son will claim them or I’ll find another young biologist who can put them to be good use.
March 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I always find things to buy at the twice yearly Rotary used book sale. Of course I already own two of these but I am sure my son will claim them or I’ll find another young biologist who can put them to be good use.
Someone was getting rid of this for free and thankfully my neighbour new I could use it and let me know about it. I have just doubled my drawer capacity!
February 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Someone was getting rid of this for free and thankfully my neighbour new I could use it and let me know about it. I have just doubled my drawer capacity!
I tried @ichsofna.bxky.social ichsofna.org subfamily classifier. One got a strong hit to subfamily Banchinae and it sure looks similar to Banchus species shows at www.zoology.ubc.ca/entomology/m... pectinate tarsal claws, scutellum with an apical spine pointing backwards and cool to look at!
January 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I tried @ichsofna.bxky.social ichsofna.org subfamily classifier. One got a strong hit to subfamily Banchinae and it sure looks similar to Banchus species shows at www.zoology.ubc.ca/entomology/m... pectinate tarsal claws, scutellum with an apical spine pointing backwards and cool to look at!
Another successful rare bird chase. A Green-tailed Towhee that has been hanging out on souther Vancouver Island
January 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Another successful rare bird chase. A Green-tailed Towhee that has been hanging out on souther Vancouver Island
I stumbled on my first Hairy Spider Weevil (Ptinus villiger) while I was away from home with no microscope! I didn’t even have a hand lens and had to wait for days to finally get a closer look and work out which Ptinus it was.
December 27, 2024 at 10:58 PM
I stumbled on my first Hairy Spider Weevil (Ptinus villiger) while I was away from home with no microscope! I didn’t even have a hand lens and had to wait for days to finally get a closer look and work out which Ptinus it was.
No such thing as a silly question. You can either point mount them with some glue or put them in Glycerol in a tiny vial and put the pin through the lid. So both stay with the specimen
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 AM
No such thing as a silly question. You can either point mount them with some glue or put them in Glycerol in a tiny vial and put the pin through the lid. So both stay with the specimen