Uncovering patterns of biodiversity

Joined August 2019
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
Exciting news from the Taiwan Leaf Litter Beetles Project! 🍂🪲 We have just published a new study in Zootaxa describing a new rove beetle species from Taiwan: Erichsonius (Sectophilonthus) huisunensis sp. nov. 🥳 (1/3)
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The potential of marine species for drug discovery, just posted to the Value in nature blog: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/f… #biodiversity #Nature
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
Sepidium is a genus of ground-dwelling darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, known for their highly armoured bodies and somewhat furry appearance.
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
🕷️#NuevaEspecie | Una nueva especie de araña, denominada Aphantochilus rainbow, fue descrita en la copa de los árboles del Parque Nacional Yasuní por investigadores del #INABIO, Fundación Uru, @EPNEcuador y la @USFQ_Ecuador. inabio.biodiversidad.gob.ec/…
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
🪲#NuevaPublicación | Estudio reporta por primera vez en Ecuador la presencia de la familia de escarabajos Lymexylidae, un grupo escasamente documentado que se caracteriza por sus hábitos xilófagos (barrenadores de madera). Aquí más detalles: inabio.biodiversidad.gob.ec/…
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It's #BiodiversityDay! The diversity of living things holds the key to our own future flourishing, as I highlight in my blog 'Value in Nature'. Today's post features insecticides found in nature that reduce collateral damage to ourselves and others. mscaterino.pika.page/posts/e…
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
ヤマトアシナガアリの巣に潜む甲虫、好蟻性のクロアリヅカエンマムシHaeterius optatusを採集&撮影することができました!🪲 体長2mm台と極めて小さく、目を凝らさなければ発見するのは困難でした。 採集記録も全国でも多くはない希少種。 生態などもまだよくわかっていないようです。 ずっと見たかった種がようやく見られました☺️
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
Arthropod Photo of the Week: May 6, 2026 Bombardier beetles Brachinus sp. Coleoptera: Carabidae Observed in Arizona, USA By Tom Astle (buff.ly/SKVTYrP), California, USA #arthropodPOTW
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
🌎@inclandj, director ejecutivo del #INABIO, participó en la inauguración del #MesDeLaBiodiversidad, iniciativa impulsada por @EcuadorMAE y la #AlianzaPorLaBiodiversidad, una plataforma colaborativa integrada por diversas instituciones y organizaciones.
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
My small tribute to Sir David Attenborough in our recent beetle book, also talking about our lost connections with the natural world, studying insects, and Pokemon! A few copies still available, signed, on ebay at a reduced price ebay.co.uk/itm/157673991216?…
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Page proofs for Under One Canopy have arrived! Things are getting real. Will have a pre-order link to share soon!
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Historically, animals have been much less used than plants for dye-making. However, though just a few invertebrate species have been featured, they had outsized historical impacts. mscaterino.pika.page/posts/i… #biodiversity #nature
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Pests like New World Screwworm will require eternal vigilance. Its resurgence was entirely preventable.
New World screwworm is an emerging concern for livestock, wildlife and animal health. AgriLife Extension has an information hub with expert guidance on identification, reporting and response. Stay informed and prepared: tx.ag/NWSHub
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An important, if maddening, read. 'Sloth World' does not seem to be all that it claims.
“Wild-caught sloths just don’t thrive in captivity. I have personally been contacted on multiple occasions by desperate veterinarians from the US wondering how to save a sloth that is dying on their table.” open.substack.com/pub/richar…
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
A master blister beetle chewing up brittlebush flowers (video: Sicco Rood).
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
Proud of our Turf & Ornamental Entomology Lab graduate students Nisha Yadav and Peilin Tan for delivering strong departmental seminars this spring. Their work delivers tools that can be used on the ground, not just on paper. @FLEntomologists @RoyEntSoc @EntsocAmerica @ClemsonUniv
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
Officials are asking the public in South Carolina to continue their vigilance and utilize the Yellow-legged Hornet Reporting Tool to report sightings in areas of the state where the insect has not yet been found. Reporting Tool 👉 survey123.arcgis.com/share/4… news.clemson.edu/clemson-off…
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Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab retweeted
A #newgenus of Clavigeritae (#Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: #Pselaphinae) from Mollucas, #Indonesia, with antennae bearing trichomes #taxonomy doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.579…
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Some thoughts on the 'God Squad's' shameful exemption of oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/t…
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