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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 2d

Today I sat in a river all day looking for and counting an endangered snail called a Shortface Lanx. A great team and despite a couple of hours of finding nothing we eventually had success. With two more days of surveys I’m hoping we continue to have success.

Close up view of a wet rock showing two snails

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 3d

Arthur Evans Beetles of Eastern/ Western North America. They are great

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 5d

If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 16d

Some of those questions hit a little close to the bone!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 16d

Psychodidae…

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 29d

I’m not an ornithologist but I have a copy of a biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan on my shelf. And the tetrapod collection at UBC is named after him. www.amazon.ca/Real-Thing-N...

The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan

The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan: Penn, Briony: 9781771600705: Books - Amazon.ca

www.amazon.ca

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thanks Stephen. DM sent and no rush from my end!

Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 24

Does anyone have access to The Canadian Entomologist? I'm looking for Mank EW (1939b) Scotochroa and a closely allied new genus Scotochroides, (Coleoptera, Melandryidae). The Canadian Entomologist 71: 181–183.

I have a Scotochroa from an unexpected location I want to know more about.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 17

Late night fly confusion… what the hell is this? #Yukon Bioblitz calcareous bog oddities.

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 8

A Sagebrush Sheep Moth (Hemileuca hera) on Mount Kobau in the Okanagan. What a great place to be for bugs!

#Lepidoptera #Moth #iNaturalist

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some sleeping bees on a foggy morning at the beach. Coelioxys up top and Ammophila below them.

#Hymenoptera #Macrophotography #Macro

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Biological Survey of Canada @biologicalsurvey.bsky.social · Jul 17

The summer newsletter is now available

biologicalsurvey.ca/publications...

Newsletters – Biological Survey of Canada

biologicalsurvey.ca

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jul 16

I just found Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus in my backyard. Oh so small!

A tan and white striped globular springtail on a white background

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jul 14

Almost like best colour bear!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jul 12

The predator becomes the prey. Hudsonian Whiteface captured by a Great Sundew.

A field of red and light green sundew with a dragonfly stuck to multiple plants

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jul 11

I was shocked when I opened my moth trap this morning as I did not know what this was. Turns out the Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) was introduced to Vancouver. This is the first record I can find of it on Vancouver Island.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jul 6

Derek I have noticed this as well

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 26

There has also been so much movement and habitat change that it would be challenging but still cool. The alpine to the sea is also a cool feature around here.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 26

Quadra Island BC? That puts you in my neck of the woods. I hope you are enjoying our perfectly mild weather at the moment!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 26

Does anyone have a pdf of Beal RS Jr. (1967) A revisionary study of the North American dermestid beetles formerly included in the genus Perimegatoma (Coleoptera). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 5: 281–312.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 24

Awesome! Congratulations

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 12

Awesome!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 4

A great radio interview with Eric Larson on the newly named Okanagan Crayfish

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The origin story of the Okanagan Crayfish; and why scientists are worried about its future

Eric Larson is the co-author of a new study that found a new species of Crayfish in Okanagan Lake. He warns that the new species is already at risk. He's an associate professor in the Department of Na...

www.cbc.ca

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 4

Vibes can take you to interesting places!

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