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Ainsley S

@americanbeetles.bsky.social

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I hope you like pictures of bugs. Curating at CMNH, teaching at CMU, beetling everywhere

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · Jun 2

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

The Pest Is Still To Come

YouTube video by Dan Warren

www.youtube.com

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 2h

What species of frog we talkin about here

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becca | they/them @beccaisoutside.bsky.social · 3h

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.

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Nash Turley @nashturley.bsky.social · 9h

Big fan of this weevil's color scheme, pointy snoot, and huge feet!

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

black and yellow weevil on a green leaf with long thin rostrum and very large foot pads

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 9h

!!!!

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 9h

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

Bat vs. Robin—Scientists Capture Real-Life Audio of Midair Hunt

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

www.scientificamerican.com

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Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 11h

I absolutely love the fact they've Pokemon-ised the museum staff, for the upcoming Pokémon partnership with the Field Museum. Museums, take note.

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Antonia 🦋🐞 @antoniag.bsky.social · 12h

🧪@romtoronto.bsky.social is hiring, yay! 🐦,🌱curators in our Deparment of Natural History. Come work with us! royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO... royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...

Curator of Plants & Sustainability - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page

Apply to Curator of Plants & Sustainability at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.

royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 12h

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Goodman and the rest of the #GEODE team on our new #dragonfly paper, “Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail #dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 12h

aww it's a douglas fir! They're the best tho

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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 1d

⚡Shocking truth⚡ about fish lice:
I've written a post about Dolops discoidalis, a species of fish louse which also happens to be the first ectoparasite to be documented from the electric eel 🧪
#Invertebrate
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2025/10/dolo...

<i>Dolops discoidalis</i>

The electric eel , also known as poraquê , is a formidable animal. Not only is it capable of stunning its prey with an electrifying shock, ...

dailyparasite.blogspot.com

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll save you one!

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

do you mean the Paris of Appalachia

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Maja Mielke @maja-mielke.bsky.social · 1d

New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳

Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/singing-to...

Why fairywrens sing to their eggs

Superb fairywren moms teach their unhatched babies a vocal password to distinguish them from cuckoo intruders.

beaksandbones.substack.com

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

WOW

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

Where’s the PAUP phylogeny printed out on 4 consecutive sheets of paper

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

happy to send you one when they come in! Or come pick one up if you're at ECN/ESA!

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this year's design would read better if it was just a normal non-anthropomorphized pleocomid juxtaposed with the cityscape, but it was imperative that a rain beetle be wearing little boots

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

lil sticker design for ECN this year, trying to retain design consistency with last year's stickers but also needed to add little gumboots and a tiny oatmilk latte

sticker design for a bug professionals conference, featuring an iconic beetle of the PNW (a rain beetle, Pleocomidae) in front of a generically Portland-like backdrop. I know that's not a perfect Mt Hood but at least I didn't just draw Mt Rainier like I always do

photo of last year's sticker, an Eleodes in front of a generically Sonoran desert landscape (for the same conference but in Phoenix)

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Entomemeology @entomemeology.bsky.social · 1d

It’s weevil Wednesday yall

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous!!

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

this is one of my favorite pseudoscorp habits-- like on smaller cerambycids, they're always grabbing onto a leg or an antenna, but with mega-bycids they just scoot up under the elytra and ride in luxury at the rear of the aircraft

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

I assume that like the stink bugs and harlequin ladybirds they are seeking a place to overwinter

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

She has a point there

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

tis the season, these things just show up in the building

A pile of sweet-smelling smooth green fruits of Asimina triloba

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

FAFO, Francine!!

Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

a hero's welcome

photo of Francine the AWOL store cat being carried back into her store, as two lines of assorted employees applaud her return