Jackson Mosley , PhD
@thebuglab.bsky.social
Entomologist by nature, interested in all insects and their arthropod kin. P.S. I never out grew my love for dinosaurs and prehistoric megafauna!
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The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
A long-held myth about a mosquito evolving in the London Underground has been debunked! 🦟
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Origins of the London Underground mosquito revealed | Natural History Museum
New research reveals that these insects likely evolved in the Mediterranean basin more than 1,000 years ago.
www.nhm.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
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Excited to announce that Fly School IV will be 27 July-9 August 2026, in Costa Rica! Applications will open in January. @dipterists.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excited to announce that Fly School IV will be 27 July-9 August 2026, in Costa Rica! Applications will open in January. @dipterists.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Day 12!!! Of #InsectAdvent
Day 11 of #InsectAdvent - its Saturday night so XMAS PARTY (maybe romance..)
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Day 12!!! Of #InsectAdvent
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my modest collection of flies with WIDE heads 🙇
a hammer-headed Richardia (Ecuador),
a stalk-eyed Chaetodiopsis (Mozambique),
a pointy-eyed Ophthalmoptera (Colombia),
and an antlered Richardia (Colombia)
why though? male-male competition? sexual selection? chime-in if you know!
a hammer-headed Richardia (Ecuador),
a stalk-eyed Chaetodiopsis (Mozambique),
a pointy-eyed Ophthalmoptera (Colombia),
and an antlered Richardia (Colombia)
why though? male-male competition? sexual selection? chime-in if you know!
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
my modest collection of flies with WIDE heads 🙇
a hammer-headed Richardia (Ecuador),
a stalk-eyed Chaetodiopsis (Mozambique),
a pointy-eyed Ophthalmoptera (Colombia),
and an antlered Richardia (Colombia)
why though? male-male competition? sexual selection? chime-in if you know!
a hammer-headed Richardia (Ecuador),
a stalk-eyed Chaetodiopsis (Mozambique),
a pointy-eyed Ophthalmoptera (Colombia),
and an antlered Richardia (Colombia)
why though? male-male competition? sexual selection? chime-in if you know!
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Enjoy a lovely walk through a Colombian mountain-top forest with @tshahan.bsky.social! We suggest watching the whole video (youtu.be/sgGlXNOct9I?...), but if you want to skip to the flies 🪰 you can click here: youtu.be/sgGlXNOct9I?...
Amazing!
Amazing!
Macro Photography in COLOMBIA - Ep 2: SPIDERS, Flies, Orthopterans and more!
YouTube video by Thomas Shahan
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Enjoy a lovely walk through a Colombian mountain-top forest with @tshahan.bsky.social! We suggest watching the whole video (youtu.be/sgGlXNOct9I?...), but if you want to skip to the flies 🪰 you can click here: youtu.be/sgGlXNOct9I?...
Amazing!
Amazing!
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Dune Villa 'twerking' as @flygirlnhm.bsky.social describes it!
- possibly filmed for the 1st time?
Took me over an hour to film this much footage because the ruddy thing just keep fly and flying and flying, fast and low and stop for about a second before flying and flying....
#bugsky #ukwildlife
- possibly filmed for the 1st time?
Took me over an hour to film this much footage because the ruddy thing just keep fly and flying and flying, fast and low and stop for about a second before flying and flying....
#bugsky #ukwildlife
August 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dune Villa 'twerking' as @flygirlnhm.bsky.social describes it!
- possibly filmed for the 1st time?
Took me over an hour to film this much footage because the ruddy thing just keep fly and flying and flying, fast and low and stop for about a second before flying and flying....
#bugsky #ukwildlife
- possibly filmed for the 1st time?
Took me over an hour to film this much footage because the ruddy thing just keep fly and flying and flying, fast and low and stop for about a second before flying and flying....
#bugsky #ukwildlife
One of the pleasures of summer is observing insect behavior, particularly wasps. This Sphex ichneumoneus female has prey for its offspring. This paralyzed orthropteran will be entombed and fed upon by the wasp larvae.
July 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
One of the pleasures of summer is observing insect behavior, particularly wasps. This Sphex ichneumoneus female has prey for its offspring. This paralyzed orthropteran will be entombed and fed upon by the wasp larvae.
Mosquito larvae in the insectary. We rear them to adults and use them to test chemical efficacy against them. They don’t know what is coming 😊.
July 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Mosquito larvae in the insectary. We rear them to adults and use them to test chemical efficacy against them. They don’t know what is coming 😊.
This is more than a bunch of improperly stored tires, it’s the ideal environment for an invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a species known to transmit pathogens 🦠 that have caused Zika, Dengue, and Yellow fever. Despite this, people still do this with tires.
July 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is more than a bunch of improperly stored tires, it’s the ideal environment for an invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a species known to transmit pathogens 🦠 that have caused Zika, Dengue, and Yellow fever. Despite this, people still do this with tires.
A rare sight in much of its natural range, the Green anole. Other Caribbean anoles are displacing this species.
July 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A rare sight in much of its natural range, the Green anole. Other Caribbean anoles are displacing this species.
Found interesting millipede, it appears to be Yellow banded millipede, Anadenobolus monilicornis while in Vero Beach Florida. This species is from the Caribbean but is established in Florida.
July 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found interesting millipede, it appears to be Yellow banded millipede, Anadenobolus monilicornis while in Vero Beach Florida. This species is from the Caribbean but is established in Florida.
In Florida, we are fighting to stop invasive species like climbing ferns, cogon grass, and Brazilian pepper. Unfortunately we have a serious uphill battle.
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In Florida, we are fighting to stop invasive species like climbing ferns, cogon grass, and Brazilian pepper. Unfortunately we have a serious uphill battle.
Always exciting to come across Ellipsoptera hirtilabris. It is a challenge to see them against the white sand.
July 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Always exciting to come across Ellipsoptera hirtilabris. It is a challenge to see them against the white sand.
Some days you just gotta hang on a little longer than others… robber flies get it!
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some days you just gotta hang on a little longer than others… robber flies get it!
Can you say Cryolophosaurus ellioti? Jurassic dinosaur found in Antarctica. Yeah it ate meat!
May 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Can you say Cryolophosaurus ellioti? Jurassic dinosaur found in Antarctica. Yeah it ate meat!
These tussock moth caterpillars got a lot of attention last year, so much I was invited to discuss them on tv… who knew?
May 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
These tussock moth caterpillars got a lot of attention last year, so much I was invited to discuss them on tv… who knew?
Mosquito larvae in our insectary! Soon to be test subjects in bottle bioassay work.
May 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Mosquito larvae in our insectary! Soon to be test subjects in bottle bioassay work.
Moths can be beautiful too! Nice to see a rosy maple moth.
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Moths can be beautiful too! Nice to see a rosy maple moth.
Agama anyone? During the Florida Mosquito Control Association in Orlando Florida, this beautiful Peter’s Rock Agama came out for sun.
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Agama anyone? During the Florida Mosquito Control Association in Orlando Florida, this beautiful Peter’s Rock Agama came out for sun.
November 15, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Ae. albopictus statue at Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
November 14, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Ae. albopictus statue at Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
We had a busy spring with tussock moth caterpillars everywhere in some places. This caterpillar was a victim of parasitoid wasps.
November 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM
We had a busy spring with tussock moth caterpillars everywhere in some places. This caterpillar was a victim of parasitoid wasps.