Shloop π
@bugwizardshloop.bsky.social
ππ°Nature photography w/ a TG | Volunteering at HKU School of Biological Sciences | interested in Lucanidae rearing and Vespinae ecology | He/they π³οΈβπ
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Shloop π
@bugwizardshloop.bsky.social
Β· Nov 30
I know the majority of my circle consists of entomologists, but I also wanted to revisit my pinning guide on Twitter. So now Iβm not active there, here is a more comprehensive guide on how to start your own collection! Focusing on hard-bodied insects big enough to be pinned.
Perhaps even lesser known is that they come in blue. This is a specimen I got and it seems to be a much more uncommon aberration than purple individuals.
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Perhaps even lesser known is that they come in blue. This is a specimen I got and it seems to be a much more uncommon aberration than purple individuals.
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People keep telling me they're "not good enough to submit" - I say, we don't gatekeep skill levels.
Sure, I use the books to scout for artists to hire/forward projects to, but our goal is to *encourage people to celebrate nature*.
This is why I insist on having kid & amateur artists each season.
Sure, I use the books to scout for artists to hire/forward projects to, but our goal is to *encourage people to celebrate nature*.
This is why I insist on having kid & amateur artists each season.
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
People keep telling me they're "not good enough to submit" - I say, we don't gatekeep skill levels.
Sure, I use the books to scout for artists to hire/forward projects to, but our goal is to *encourage people to celebrate nature*.
This is why I insist on having kid & amateur artists each season.
Sure, I use the books to scout for artists to hire/forward projects to, but our goal is to *encourage people to celebrate nature*.
This is why I insist on having kid & amateur artists each season.
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Join me for tour of dinosaur palaeoart from paleolithic cave art, eccentric Oxford homemaker to Nazi-fighting Polish women and wet vultures. History of dinosaur art, by women. A free talk delivered at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Details below.
Details below.
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Join me for tour of dinosaur palaeoart from paleolithic cave art, eccentric Oxford homemaker to Nazi-fighting Polish women and wet vultures. History of dinosaur art, by women. A free talk delivered at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Details below.
Details below.
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the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means βbronze bodyβ. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means βbronze bodyβ. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest
the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means βbronze bodyβ. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means βbronze bodyβ. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest
Happy #invertefest! I was going to tell everyone how much I love this beautiful Pseudophyllus titan I got, unfortunately she refused to eat and passed away today π thatβs just how bug keeping goes, isnβt it?
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Happy #invertefest! I was going to tell everyone how much I love this beautiful Pseudophyllus titan I got, unfortunately she refused to eat and passed away today π thatβs just how bug keeping goes, isnβt it?
visit the Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium if youβll ever visit Shizuoka too! They have 5 coelacanth specimens and a very impressive roster of deep sea creatures too
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
visit the Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium if youβll ever visit Shizuoka too! They have 5 coelacanth specimens and a very impressive roster of deep sea creatures too
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Today I visited the Takeshima Aquarium in Gamagori, which specializes in deep sea animals. I saw giant isopods, spider crabs, deep sea octopus and all kinds of fascinating #invertebrates.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Today I visited the Takeshima Aquarium in Gamagori, which specializes in deep sea animals. I saw giant isopods, spider crabs, deep sea octopus and all kinds of fascinating #invertebrates.
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Rarely heard, less-seen, enjoy an ex-amplicant (note the girth of the forearm) the Oxapampa Poison Frog, Ameerega planipaleae & this one took me longer to find a photographic reference for than to paint & only one person had recorded the call at the time & was kind enough to share it for the book πΈ.
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rarely heard, less-seen, enjoy an ex-amplicant (note the girth of the forearm) the Oxapampa Poison Frog, Ameerega planipaleae & this one took me longer to find a photographic reference for than to paint & only one person had recorded the call at the time & was kind enough to share it for the book πΈ.
#inverts π·οΈ
In the little speck that is Hong Kong lives a tarantula.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#inverts π·οΈ
In the little speck that is Hong Kong lives a tarantula.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In the little speck that is Hong Kong lives a tarantula.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016.
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#Invertober Day 4: Palm weevil (Rhycnhophorus)
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#Invertober Day 4: Palm weevil (Rhycnhophorus)
schizomida are awesome youβre lucky
October 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
schizomida are awesome youβre lucky
Theyβre quite hard to findβ¦ only time is when I found one under a longhorn beetle. You can try sifting leaf litter though they are more easily found this way
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Theyβre quite hard to findβ¦ only time is when I found one under a longhorn beetle. You can try sifting leaf litter though they are more easily found this way
It doesnβt matter if one only buys captive bred, by engaging with this trade you also increase the demand for wild animals. This is because fresh bloodlines need to be introduced for a healthy captive population and they will keep coming.
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It doesnβt matter if one only buys captive bred, by engaging with this trade you also increase the demand for wild animals. This is because fresh bloodlines need to be introduced for a healthy captive population and they will keep coming.
So many reptiles are made endangered PRIMARILY because of the pet trade. Your inbred, contaminated animal isnβt fit for release either.
We also canβt guarantee the sustainability of collecting. There is little study done on the actual impact of collecting especially on big insects w low turnover.
We also canβt guarantee the sustainability of collecting. There is little study done on the actual impact of collecting especially on big insects w low turnover.
October 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So many reptiles are made endangered PRIMARILY because of the pet trade. Your inbred, contaminated animal isnβt fit for release either.
We also canβt guarantee the sustainability of collecting. There is little study done on the actual impact of collecting especially on big insects w low turnover.
We also canβt guarantee the sustainability of collecting. There is little study done on the actual impact of collecting especially on big insects w low turnover.
A few things for those engaging in the wildlife trade but care about conservation to make peace with:
While exotic pet trade helps understanding the habits of animals , it doesnβt directly help conservation.
This is a rhetoric Iβve seen a lot of herp keepers buy, but itβs crazy cope.
While exotic pet trade helps understanding the habits of animals , it doesnβt directly help conservation.
This is a rhetoric Iβve seen a lot of herp keepers buy, but itβs crazy cope.
October 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A few things for those engaging in the wildlife trade but care about conservation to make peace with:
While exotic pet trade helps understanding the habits of animals , it doesnβt directly help conservation.
This is a rhetoric Iβve seen a lot of herp keepers buy, but itβs crazy cope.
While exotic pet trade helps understanding the habits of animals , it doesnβt directly help conservation.
This is a rhetoric Iβve seen a lot of herp keepers buy, but itβs crazy cope.
Would love to see this genus in the wild one day, I thought seeing a dead one in a vial of leaf litter sent to me was already very cool!
October 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Would love to see this genus in the wild one day, I thought seeing a dead one in a vial of leaf litter sent to me was already very cool!
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Pristine areas see insect decline. New research points to climate change as a primary factor.
#Insects #Climate #Environment
#Insects #Climate #Environment
Insect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study finds
Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pristine areas see insect decline. New research points to climate change as a primary factor.
#Insects #Climate #Environment
#Insects #Climate #Environment
Hello Bluesky.
Contrary to its name, i am typing this when Hong Kong is hit by a super typhoon.
Last Sunday, I got my hands on this gorgeous stag beetle (Odontolabis stevensi duivenbodei), endemic to Sangihe Island. I look forward to breeding them. #inverts
Contrary to its name, i am typing this when Hong Kong is hit by a super typhoon.
Last Sunday, I got my hands on this gorgeous stag beetle (Odontolabis stevensi duivenbodei), endemic to Sangihe Island. I look forward to breeding them. #inverts
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hello Bluesky.
Contrary to its name, i am typing this when Hong Kong is hit by a super typhoon.
Last Sunday, I got my hands on this gorgeous stag beetle (Odontolabis stevensi duivenbodei), endemic to Sangihe Island. I look forward to breeding them. #inverts
Contrary to its name, i am typing this when Hong Kong is hit by a super typhoon.
Last Sunday, I got my hands on this gorgeous stag beetle (Odontolabis stevensi duivenbodei), endemic to Sangihe Island. I look forward to breeding them. #inverts
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let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
FYI tying is unnecessary for Phalacrognathus. Usually reserved for much more powerful species such as large Dorcus, Hexarthrius, some Prosopocoilus.
September 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
FYI tying is unnecessary for Phalacrognathus. Usually reserved for much more powerful species such as large Dorcus, Hexarthrius, some Prosopocoilus.
Most leaf insects start of like this in their first instar, always in a different colour from the normal green or yellow π§
September 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Most leaf insects start of like this in their first instar, always in a different colour from the normal green or yellow π§