The Cornell University Insect Collection is a world-class research and training collection that includes over 7 million insect specimens.
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Check it s out! Nice article about our digitization efforts including a very nice video too @Cornell @CornellCALS @cornellento @CornellNews news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
We were mentioned on @Jeopardy !! A contestant attended and loved our flagship department event Insectapalooza! @InsectsCornell @CornellCALS @Cornell Watch the video below!
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What a treat to have Touchdown the @Cornell mascot visit our winter party today in the Cornell University Insect Collection @InsectsCornell! We love the winter attire Touchdown! @CornellEnto @CornellCALS
ALT The staff and students of the Cornell University Insect Collection celebrate the end of the semester with Touchdown Cornell's bear mascot
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
4 Nov 2024
Quick heads up friends, last day of the Mann Gallery exhibit w/ @InsectsCornell on Nabokov & his work as a butterfly scientist is TODAY, 11/4. If you miss it in person, also now viewable online at bit.ly/nabokov-butterflies. Whether in person or virtual, it's a beauty!
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
31 Oct 2024
Come check out our Evolutionary Biology booth and our Natural History & Museum Career booth at #2024ndistem @SACNAS @systbiol @sse_evolution @ASNAmNat @InsectsCornell @AMNH @calacademy @FloridaMuseum
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
The @CornellCALS bug event of the year, Insectapoolza, did not disappoint! 🪲🕷️🐞🪳🐜
Tarantulas ✔️ 🕷️
Invasive Species ✔️
Networking ✔️ 🤝
Butterflies 🦋✔️
AND! I got to see my friend the Ant 🐜 Queen 👑 Dr. @CorrieMoreau
@CornellEnto @InsectsCornell
ALT Nancy Scales Coddington and Dr. Corrie Moreau
ALT Bugs from the Cornell University Entomology collection
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Less than two weeks left to see our exhibit on the scientific contributions of and butterfly spciemens collected by Vladimir Nabokov (closes Nov 4)! Free exhibit on the 2nd floor of @Mann_Library. If you miss it you can visit the virtual exhibit anytime exhibits.library.cornell.edu…
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
19 Oct 2024
Come make paper butterflies with us! Mann is at the amazing Cornell #insectapalooza event in Stocking Hall today. So much to learn about bugs, beautiful butterflies included.
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Not too late! Our Nabokov butterfly exhibit is open until Nov 3! Come by!
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And you can also visit virtually exhibits.library.cornell.edu…
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What to learn about bug diversity and entomology research? Join us Saturday October 19th for our free Insectapalooza! @CornellEnto
ALT Insectapalooza free event flyer
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Today’s the day!!! 🐞🐝🪲🦋
What to learn about bug diversity and entomology research? Join us Saturday October 19th for our free Insectapalooza! @CornellEnto
ALT Insectapalooza free event flyer
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Join us tomorrow! #twithaca
What to learn about bug diversity and entomology research? Join us Saturday October 19th for our free Insectapalooza! @CornellEnto
ALT Insectapalooza free event flyer
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
What to learn about bug diversity and entomology research? Join us Saturday October 19th for our free Insectapalooza! @CornellEnto
ALT Insectapalooza free event flyer
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Congratulations Dr. Barkdull! We have loved having you work with us and look forward to hearing about all the great museum research and curation you do at @NHMLAC
27 Sep 2024
Congratulations to Dr. @meganbarkdull_ !!! 🎉🥳🤩 Megan did an excellent job defending her impressive dissertation research this afternoon on ant genomics and trait evolution! She will be starting her own lab at @NHMLA in January! #ProudPI @CornellEEB
ALT Dr. Megan Barkdull and Dr. Corrie Moreau holding a cake to celebrate Megan successfully defending her Ph.D.
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The beauty of butterflies (and moths) in our collection!
ALT An insect drawer full of colorful Lepidoptera from the Cornell University Insect Collection
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
14 May 2024
Looking forward to our stressbuster today! Gorgeous butterfly illustrations ready to go for making pushpins & talking lepidoptera w/ our friends at @InsectsCornell & the CALSZone today (3-4:30). Plus, field guides for curious minds. Do join us! Details: events.cornell.edu/event/but…
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
Today we're visiting the outstanding exhibit 'From Nabokov's Net' @Mann_Library @CornellCALS on Vladimir Nabobov’s work as an entomologist and his favorite butterflies, the Polyommatus Blues. A magnificent work explaining taxonomy, conservation, life history, and evolution 🤩 1/2
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Cornell University Insect Collection retweeted
13 Aug 2020
.@CorrieMoreau is digitizing the 7M specimens of the Cornell University Insect Collection, a task she says may take the rest of her life. @InsectsCornell
youtu.be/QU4Dd3m-HK0 via @YouTube
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