BIRD
@thatonecreature.bsky.social
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Sapphic
Bug person with a particular interest in beetles, wasps and mining bees!
I draw whatever I feel like drawing and talk about insects.
Sapphic
Bug person with a particular interest in beetles, wasps and mining bees!
I draw whatever I feel like drawing and talk about insects.
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Bird 🪲 #1 Andrena fulva fan (@undeadthing78) / X
Bird 🪲 #1 Andrena fulva fan (@undeadthing78) / X
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I also now have a twitter account! As much as I hate that place, I do want to be able to interact with the entomology community there since not everyone is on/very active on bluesky.
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
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Mauricio Ramirez of UM giving a great talk about cool moths in the hydroptilid subfamily Stactobiinae
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mauricio Ramirez of UM giving a great talk about cool moths in the hydroptilid subfamily Stactobiinae
I also forgot to post this before but here are some insects I drew a few weeks ago!
Top- Palomena prasina
Top right - Chasmoptera huttii
Bottom right - Eudiagogus pulcher
Center - Phanaeus difformis
Left - Idolothrips spectrum
#bugs #insectart #bugart #furryart #art #insects #insect
Top- Palomena prasina
Top right - Chasmoptera huttii
Bottom right - Eudiagogus pulcher
Center - Phanaeus difformis
Left - Idolothrips spectrum
#bugs #insectart #bugart #furryart #art #insects #insect
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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And finally, Lubo’s message to the young: LESS COMPUTER, MORE COLLECTING
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And finally, Lubo’s message to the young: LESS COMPUTER, MORE COLLECTING
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It is generally frowned upon to mount multiple insects on the same pin. It makes databaseing difficult + the chance that multiple species could be mounted together - a nightmare!
Even so, you have to admire the creativity and precision of this example from the UK Latridiidae collection at the NHM
Even so, you have to admire the creativity and precision of this example from the UK Latridiidae collection at the NHM
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It is generally frowned upon to mount multiple insects on the same pin. It makes databaseing difficult + the chance that multiple species could be mounted together - a nightmare!
Even so, you have to admire the creativity and precision of this example from the UK Latridiidae collection at the NHM
Even so, you have to admire the creativity and precision of this example from the UK Latridiidae collection at the NHM
I also now have a twitter account! As much as I hate that place, I do want to be able to interact with the entomology community there since not everyone is on/very active on bluesky.
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
Bird 🪲 #1 Andrena fulva fan (@undeadthing78) / X
Bird 🪲 #1 Andrena fulva fan (@undeadthing78) / X
x.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I also now have a twitter account! As much as I hate that place, I do want to be able to interact with the entomology community there since not everyone is on/very active on bluesky.
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
Feel free to give me a follow, I'll post on there aswell but I'll still be posting here. :)
x.com/undeadthing7...
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Let's start Monday with some whimsy. These delightful grasshoppers (possibly also katydids?) are from a water jar created by Makuzu Kōzan in 1870. To see full size images: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Let's start Monday with some whimsy. These delightful grasshoppers (possibly also katydids?) are from a water jar created by Makuzu Kōzan in 1870. To see full size images: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Quite pleased with this shot of an Urosigalphus braconid wasp I got in central Austin today. I suspect the wasps are emerging from live oak acorns, having parasitized the grubs acorn weevils.
Not many live photos exist of this genus, it seems.
Not many live photos exist of this genus, it seems.
October 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Quite pleased with this shot of an Urosigalphus braconid wasp I got in central Austin today. I suspect the wasps are emerging from live oak acorns, having parasitized the grubs acorn weevils.
Not many live photos exist of this genus, it seems.
Not many live photos exist of this genus, it seems.
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tympanal organs (for hearing) of a katydid
October 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
tympanal organs (for hearing) of a katydid
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Finding pseudoscopions. Our compost bin had Pselaphochernes scorpioides in it. To search: scoop out top layer of kitchen/garden waste & put in bucket. Sieve next layer down using garden riddle over a bowl. Then use finer potting sieve over tray. They are small, around 2mm. 1/2
@duleyp.bsky.social
@duleyp.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Finding pseudoscopions. Our compost bin had Pselaphochernes scorpioides in it. To search: scoop out top layer of kitchen/garden waste & put in bucket. Sieve next layer down using garden riddle over a bowl. Then use finer potting sieve over tray. They are small, around 2mm. 1/2
@duleyp.bsky.social
@duleyp.bsky.social
Went to the annual AES entomology fair today, it was awesome. I got myself a bunch of books, mainly identification keys and some other stuff. I highly recommend going at least once here.
#entomology #insects #bugs
#entomology #insects #bugs
September 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Went to the annual AES entomology fair today, it was awesome. I got myself a bunch of books, mainly identification keys and some other stuff. I highly recommend going at least once here.
#entomology #insects #bugs
#entomology #insects #bugs
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let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
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It’s the @amentsoc.bsky.social annual fair & I’m here with the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
September 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s the @amentsoc.bsky.social annual fair & I’m here with the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
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I'll be at the Amatuer Entomological Society Exhibition tomorrow selling postcards, greetings cards and prints. It's at Kempton Park Racecourse and well worth a visit if you like specimens or live insect pets (or art).
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I'll be at the Amatuer Entomological Society Exhibition tomorrow selling postcards, greetings cards and prints. It's at Kempton Park Racecourse and well worth a visit if you like specimens or live insect pets (or art).
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Zopherus nodulosus, commonly known as an ironclad beetle, is a fascinating species native to North America.
What sets these beetles apart is their incredibly tough exoskeleton, providing them with exceptional protection.
#beetles #entomology #animals #wildlife #nature #biology #science #bugs
What sets these beetles apart is their incredibly tough exoskeleton, providing them with exceptional protection.
#beetles #entomology #animals #wildlife #nature #biology #science #bugs
September 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Something I've noticed a lot recently is that there's this idea spread about online that wasps and hornets are two separate types of insect, which is not true.
True hornets are wasps belonging to the genus Vespa. All hornets are wasps but not all wasps are hornets. (1/3)
#insect #bugs #entomology
True hornets are wasps belonging to the genus Vespa. All hornets are wasps but not all wasps are hornets. (1/3)
#insect #bugs #entomology
August 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Something I've noticed a lot recently is that there's this idea spread about online that wasps and hornets are two separate types of insect, which is not true.
True hornets are wasps belonging to the genus Vespa. All hornets are wasps but not all wasps are hornets. (1/3)
#insect #bugs #entomology
True hornets are wasps belonging to the genus Vespa. All hornets are wasps but not all wasps are hornets. (1/3)
#insect #bugs #entomology
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Two bombardier beetles (Brachinus sp.) attacking a termite. Many insects defend themselves with smelly/irritating chemicals; these beetles go to 11. They mix chemicals in their abdomen, and the resulting reaction reaches near boiling; the noxious mixture is emitted with an audible pop. 🐙🌿 #insects
August 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Two bombardier beetles (Brachinus sp.) attacking a termite. Many insects defend themselves with smelly/irritating chemicals; these beetles go to 11. They mix chemicals in their abdomen, and the resulting reaction reaches near boiling; the noxious mixture is emitted with an audible pop. 🐙🌿 #insects
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Today I’m databasing fleas.
Trying to learn more about their mammal hosts and now giggling at this creature - a giant root-rat which I have some unidentified fleas collected off one such animal from before I was born…
Trying to learn more about their mammal hosts and now giggling at this creature - a giant root-rat which I have some unidentified fleas collected off one such animal from before I was born…
July 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Today I’m databasing fleas.
Trying to learn more about their mammal hosts and now giggling at this creature - a giant root-rat which I have some unidentified fleas collected off one such animal from before I was born…
Trying to learn more about their mammal hosts and now giggling at this creature - a giant root-rat which I have some unidentified fleas collected off one such animal from before I was born…
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📢✨ONLINE FIRST✨ New #collembola species found in the UK!
James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social National Recorder of Sprintails, tells the world about Entomobrya petri! 💚
Please REPOST 📢🪱🌱
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James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social National Recorder of Sprintails, tells the world about Entomobrya petri! 💚
Please REPOST 📢🪱🌱
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
📢✨ONLINE FIRST✨ New #collembola species found in the UK!
James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social National Recorder of Sprintails, tells the world about Entomobrya petri! 💚
Please REPOST 📢🪱🌱
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social National Recorder of Sprintails, tells the world about Entomobrya petri! 💚
Please REPOST 📢🪱🌱
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
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Insects usually care for their own young, but sometimes they also help other species. This #RSOS study found that yellow meadow #ants protect the eggs of root aphids in their nests during winter. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @tparmentier.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Insects usually care for their own young, but sometimes they also help other species. This #RSOS study found that yellow meadow #ants protect the eggs of root aphids in their nests during winter. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @tparmentier.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social