Jakob Jilg
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Jakob Jilg
@weevil-see.bsky.social
Entomologist (he/him) specializing in Curculionoidea ("weevils", "Rüsselkäfer")
Studying "Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health M.Sc."
📍 Frankfurt (Main) / Germany
https://www.instagram.com/weevil.see/
https://weevil-see.com/
cool!
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Thank you so much for this update! I'm super happy with the biological associations now visible in TaxonPages!
September 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
To keep track with everything, we love to make lists. They give us the illusion of order in a chaotic reality.
For this project, there is a large database in the background (TaxonWorks), and a data portal as frontend (TaxonPages: curculionidae.github.io/taxa)
September 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Damn I got caught! 😂
I'd never reveal in public how my desk actually looks like!
I use the desk in the image to have space to place insect drawers, but often its cluttered anyways. The microscope is on another desk, next to my computer.
I staged the photo to represent the topic in an idealized way
September 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Sounds great! But it's sad that its required to have an Eventbrite account
September 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Thank you so much! I can't see if someone is reading my blog posts, and if they enjoy them, so I really appreciate your words!
September 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thank you very much for your kind words! As the blog has no comment section, it's difficult to see if anyone is reading it and what they think about it, so your comment is very much appreciated!
September 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Is it everything you use to store, curate and access your PDF collection? Or do you have the files also elsewhere and use Scrivener only for quick access to those files you need often?
(I'm writing a blog post on how I manage my PDF collection, ofc I'm also interested to learn about alternatives)
August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Job as "Insect Identification Laboratory Manager"
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
Details | Insect Identification Laboratory Manager | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
careers.pageuppeople.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Do I understand correctly that you do this to criticize iNats plans? I agree!
I see the main problem that reasoning for an identification changes based on context.
Id like iNat as the worldwide standard, but people in Europe are already concerned as the servers are located in the US...
June 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For me it is always fascinating to be able to locate such tiny insects through their host plants. They are as reliable as a postal adress!
May 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Could the needle be made out of silver? The corrosion is looking similar to that which is illustrated in this paper here: www.natsca.org/sites/defaul...
www.natsca.org
May 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM